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Tullow Oil restarts in Kenya, Zaedyus well at total depth

Reuters - UK Focus

LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Tullow Oil Plc (LSE: TLW.L - news) confirmed on Wednesday it had restarted operations in northern Kenya on Nov. 8 after reaching an agreement with local leaders to prevent a repeat of protests that halted work last month.

Residents of the remote, poverty-stricken northern Turkana community, supported by a local politician, marched on Tullow operations on Oct (KOSDAQ: 039200.KQ - news) . 26 to demand more jobs and other benefits. The government said protesters ransacked one site, which Tullow works on with parter Africa Oil (CDNX: AOI.V - news) .

In a trading statement, Tullow also gave an update on a number of key wells.

It said a result on its Tultule 1 well in Ethiopia was expected by the end of November, and that its Fregate well in Mauritania would reach total depth in December.

In French Guiana, Tullow said its Zaedyus-1 has reached total depth and evaluation of the well was ongoing.