The joint venture has signed on Greatwall for the use of the GW-190 land rig, and Norwell Engineering to manage the drilling.

After receiving an injunction from the High Court in Kenya, Taipan has sped up the preparation process for the well.

Joint venture partner Tower Resources announced drilling was now ready to go ahead at the well designed to test analogous geology to the Lokichar Basin where Tullow Oil and Africa Oil continue to unlock the potential of the Tertiary Rift sequence.

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