Construction work underway at Kabalega International Airport/Business Focus photo The completion of Kabalega International Airport in Hoima district, has suffered delays, pushing the handover to February next year. The contractor, a joint venture of Israeli-British firms, Shikun & Binui International-SBI/Colas Limited, had initially planned to officially hand over the airport
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By NJ Ayuk To meet their green agendas, the European Union, United States, and China are engaged in the modern-day equivalent of a gold rush. This time, though, fortune seekers aren’t panning for shiny nuggets in Canada, America, or Australia. Instead, all eyes are on the critical minerals of Africa
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By Ali Ssekatawa We do not usually think of history as being shaped by silence, all that is necessary for evil to prevail is for a few good men to do nothing. The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) kicked off in earnest on November 30 in the United Arab
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A walking rig in Tilenga/Business Focus photo The government has applied to the court seeking an order to evict landowners in Buliisa and Hoima who have refused compensation to enable the development of the Tilenga Oil project. The last move by the Attorney General followed a long-standing disagreement with 42
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By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber When examining how fossil fuel exploration, production, and usage differ between African and more developed nations, the contrast is so stark that it essentially defines the core mission of the African Energy Chamber (AEC). We exist not to bring these rates on
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State Minister For Energy, Opolot Okasai speaking at the opening of the 4th Annual National Content Conference which opened on Wednesday at Speke Resort Munyonyo. The government will continue to explore oil and gas resources in the various basins of Uganda despite talks about the shift from fossil fuels. State
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Walking Rig in Buliisa District where TotalEnergies is drilling for oil/Business Focus photo Major contracts for construction activities for the Tilenga project have been awarded two years after a Final Investment Decision (FID) for the project was taken. The project is located in Bulisa and Nwoya districts and is led
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A map showing the route of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Details of what will be the world’s longest heated crude oil pipeline, carrying oil from Uganda to the Indian Ocean coast of Tanzania, have been revealed showing how a cocoon of electrical and fibre-optic cables along its entire 1,443 km length will provide heat
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Energy and Mineral Development Minister , Ruth Nankbirwa was in Tanzania last week to meet President Samia Suluhu Hassan and briefed her about Uganda’s proposed policy for bulk importation and supply of petroleum products to reduce fuel prices/Courtsey Photo Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has defended the registration of a branch in
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Oil related activities have intensified The 2022/23 annual report by Bank of Uganda has revealed the Petroleum Fund has Shs227bn as at June 2023 that was earned through various oil activities. The report indicated that as of 1st July 2022, the amount in the Petroleum Fund was US$5.4Mn (Shs20.268Bn) for
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