The Ministry said it has invited eight firms to bid for the FEED work, which comprises feasibility studies and an initial design.
The proposed pipeline would transport oil from oilfields in Lokichar to Lamu Port for export.
The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has started the search for a firm to design the planned 892 km crude oil pipeline between Turkana and Lamu in Kenya.
The Ministry said it has invited eight firms to bid for the FEED work, which comprises feasibility studies and an initial design.
The proposed pipeline would transport oil from oilfields in Lokichar to Lamu Port for export.