(MENAFN) Tullow Oil suspended drilling in two of its exploration blocks in Kenya for the second day due to protests, Times of Oman reported.
The oil company's decision to halt drilling came after protests held by locals who demanded more jobs to be provided at the sites, prompting officials to call for government intervention.
The governor of the Turkana County said: "These protests have now turned more or less violent to a point where national government has to intervene. It's also been fuelled by the local members of parliament."
The company said that out of the total 1,400 workers employed at the sites, around 860 workers are from the area.
Tullow oil is the operator of 13T and 10BB blocks in Kenya, in which it owns a 50 percent stake, with Africa Oil owning the remaining half.
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