Chinese-built Kipevu Oil Terminal commissioned in Kenya

STORY: Chinese-built Kipevu Oil Terminal commissioned in Kenya DATELINE: Aug. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: MOMBASA, Kenya CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the oil facility 2. various of Kenyan President inspecting the facility STORYLINE: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday commissioned the offshore Kipevu Oil Terminal at the port of Mombasa. The 770-meter-long jetty was built by the China Communications Construction Company. It has the capacity to load and offload all categories of petroleum products from very large sea tankers of up to 200,000 deadweight tonnes (dwt), which makes it the largest of its kind in Africa. The jetty was developed as part of sustained government efforts to lower fuel pump prices in the country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mombasa, Kenya. (XHTV)