Part of the 3.5km runway. The Airport is 78% complete/Business Focus photo Hoima International Airport in Hoima (also known as Kabaale), Uganda’s second international airport now under construction is due for completion nine months from now, according to the contractors. The immediate objective of the airport, 200 kilometers by air
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Zakalia Lubega (C), the Head of Corporate Affairs at CNOOC Uganda speaking to journalists. On his Left is Gloria Sebikari, the Manager, Corporate Affairs & Public Relations at Petroleum Authority of Uganda Uganda is set to discover more oil from the Albertine Graben in the ongoing explorations. The East
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Officials from Petroleum Authority of Uganda and joint venture partners show key areas of the Tilenga project The Tilenga Oil Project managed by TotalEnergies EP Uganda is taking shape as Uganda draws nearer to the first oil expected by 2025. Tilenga, the name of the project, was coined
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Local small-scale enterprises involved in the digital technology industry have teamed up to jointly apply for contracts in the oil and gas sector, as well as take on large government contracts, under the National Content Policy. This, according to them, is the answer to the claims that the local companies
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The handover of the MOU from Dr. Jane Mulemwa to the Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, Minister, MEMD. By Dr. Jane Nambakire Mulemwa Following the announcement of the Final Investment Decision (FID) in February 2022, and the recent accession of the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC) into the East African Community
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At least 100 people along the proposed route of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP in Kyotera district have petitioned parliament protesting the compensation rates offered to them by the project implementers. The project-affected persons in Nabigasa sub county are aggrieved by what they describe as unfair compensation for their
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By Dr. Joseph Kobusheshe Following the announcement of the Final Investment Decision for Uganda’s flagship oil and gas projects, which are expected to deliver first oil in 2025, sections of the media have been awash with environmental and social concerns relating to the planned developments. Some have suggested that by
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The ongoing oil activities in Buliisa district The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has issued a clarification about the report dust from the Tilenga oil project activities in Buliisa District. Below is a statement from PAU; The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has noted several media reports regarding air pollution from
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Equity Group Holdings Plc Group Managing Director, and CEO Dr. James Mwangi (2nd R) and Proscovia Nabbanja (3rd L), the CEO of UNOC after signing the MoU Equity Bank Uganda and the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, to facilitate and strengthen collaboration between the two entities in the areas
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The Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala has declined to order an injunction against ongoing procurements in the oil and gas sector. Blocking the procurement would halt the ongoing efforts to develop the infrastructure needed to get oil out of the ground. The court in a ruling
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