https://africanbusinessmagazine.com/sectors/energy/tullow-oils-woes-threaten-uganda-and-kenya-oil-ho8 Apr 2020 13:07
IMO it makes logical sense for China to be on board with this because after this global situation has settled who knows how the rest of the world is going to feel about trading with them in the long-term.
“If you look around and you say who else has a strategic interest in getting these assets it would be the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC),” says Charles Wanguhu, platform coordinator for the Kenya Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (KCSPOG). “They have assets in Sudan, South Sudan and Uganda and they have the financial muscle to build the pipeline.”
Other reports indicate the China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina), Royal Dutch Shell or ExxonMobil may have an interest. Despite enormous setbacks, Tullow remains positive about the FID.