Exploration and Development of Oil and Other Mineral Resources: The following activities and projects will be undertaken with the objective of establishing the commercial viability, developing the requisite infrastructure and production in the oil, gas and other minerals sector.
- Restructure the institutions within the sector.
- Sub division and creation of new petroleum exploration blocks based on technical data.
- Enhance primary data acquisition, analysis and interpretation in the open blocks so as to make them attractive to investors.
- Establish a national petroleum data centre.
- Conducting a National Airbone Geo-physical Survey.
- Establishment of an Internationally accredited Mineral Certifi cation Laboratory and Audit Agency.
- Establishment of Minerals and Metal Commodity Exchange.
- Creation of Special mineral Processing Economic Zones.
- Enhance partnership in data exchange so as to reduce cost in exploration and access to new technology;
- Skills Development and enhancement of local expertise in petroleum exploration and production through training, technical collaboration with exploration companies and universities.
- Restructure and enhance the National Oil Corporation of Kenya fi nancial capacity to conduct up stream business.
- Commercial production of the Kwale mineral sands project starting in 2014. Over the 13 years life of the project, the estimated production of the mine is approximately 850,000 tons of rutile, 320,000 tons of zircon, and 3.5 million tons of eliminate.
- Development of the rail and road networks for exploitation of the Coal deposits in Mui Basin and other parts of the country.
- Development of Logistics and Supply Chains Management for the oil, gas and other minerals
- Effective management of the environment and social footprints.
