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Total signs Kenya oil exploration contract

A logo for oil giant Total is seen at a petrol station in London February 12, 2008. REUTERS/Stephen Hird

A logo for oil giant Total is seen at a petrol station in London February 12, 2008. REUTERS/Stephen Hird

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Total said it signed a production sharing contract with the Kenyan government to explore for oil in 2,000-3,500 metre deep waters off the Lamu Archipelago.

Jacques Marraud des Grottes, Total senior vice president for exploration and production in Africa, said in a statement on Wednesday that the deal fitted with the group’s “strategy of building a strong presence in the new basins of East Africa offering high-potential plays for exploration”.

Total has been present in Kenya since 1955 through Total Kenya, headquartered in Nairobi. Total has been present in exploration and production there only since 2011.

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