Tullow Oil said two minority partners of its licences in Kenya will withdraw from some blocks in the South Lokichar Basin, leaving the oil and gas explorer as the sole owner of the oilfield.
The West Africa-focused company said the withdrawal from blocks 10BB, 13T and 10BA was due to "differing internal strategic reasons".
It added that it remains focused on securing a strategic partnership this year.
The two partners in the Kenyan onshore fields - TotalEnergies and Africa Oil - who held a 25% stake each in the Lokichar field - withdrew after a longer-than-expected process to find a fourth partner in the project.
Tullow forecast its net capital expenditure for 2023 in Kenya to rise to $15m from nearly $10m, comprising less than 5% of the group's overall capital expenditure.
