National Oil Corporation-Awendo

The National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOC) is a fully integrated state-owned corporation established in April 1981 under Kenyan law. It operates across the entire petroleum supply chain, including upstream oil and gas exploration, midstream infrastructure development, and downstream marketing of petroleum products. The corporation's activities began with petroleum exploration in the Lamu Basin in the 1950s, leading to the first commercially viable oil discovery in Kenya's Tertiary rift in 2012. A key initiative is the Mwananchi Gas Project, a national LPG enhancement program led by the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum. The corporation's leadership emphasizes the strategic importance of domestic oil production to mitigate external economic shocks such as currency volatility and geopolitical conflicts. Recent board appointments include industry experts with extensive national and international management experience, reflecting the corporation's focus on strategic development within Kenya's energy sector.