Tullow resolves industrial row in Kenya

London and Dublin-listed Tullow Oil said talks to resolve "limited industrial action" at sites in north Kenya had been successfully concluded and the staff affected were returning to work.

Independent oil and gas explorer Tullow and its partner, Africa Oil, have struck commercially viable deposits of oil in Kenya’s Lokichar basin in Turkana, where they have discovered resources of about 600 million barrels.

Tullow said on Friday it was facing industrial action at drilling sites, but did not given details of how many sites were affected or whether any work had been interrupted. A local leader said the firm had evacuated some workers.