Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa (2nd R) is joined by other officials to cut the ribbon to officially launch the PC1 works for the Kingfisher Oil Development Project CNOOC Uganda Limited, an oil and gas company, Friday announced the PC1 contractor for the Kingfisher Development Project. Excel Construction Limited, a Ugandan company, has scooped
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While Africa looks to accelerate the development of its significant oil and gas resources – particularly as the continent struggles with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and energy poverty crisis – significant investment is needed in the upstream and midstream sectors. Rather than abandon fossil fuels in the name
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The heat is unbearable; the haze merges the sky, lake and land; kingfishers dive and rise as if playing with the wind coming off Uganda's Lake Albert, under which vast oil reserves like. This section of the Rift Valley - a geological scar which runs through East Africa - is
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A photo montage of UNOC top management team Uganda National Oil Company Limited (UNOC) is a limited liability company solely owned by the Government of Uganda. It was established under Section 42 of the Petroleum (Exploration, Development, and Production) Act and Section 7 of the Petroleum (Refining, Conversion, Transmission and
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PAPs, Small and Medium Enterprise owners attending a meeting in Masaka to enhlighten them about the available opportunities in the oil and gas sector The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) and Total Energies- Uganda, and East African Crude Oil Pipeline officials have embarked on training people affected by the project
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Construction Works for the Tilenga Project Industrial Area The confirmation of commercial oil and gas resources in Uganda in 2006 has since been a source of both pride and high expectation for many Ugandans. Even more so with the launch of the projects in April 2021 and the announcement of
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Local suppliers will access cheaper loans from banks to enable them to compete for lucrative jobs in the oil and gas sector. The affordable credit is being pushed by the Energy Ministry as part of the efforts to fulfill the local content requirements. The Head of the National Content in
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The rig (Photo/Courtesy) After the February 1, 2022 announcement of the Final Investment Decision, the US$ 10 billion investment means major works in the Tilenga, Kingfisher and the East African Oil Pipeline (EACOP) can now take off. The joint venture partners namely TotalEnergies EP Uganda, CNOOC Uganda Limited and Uganda
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Emma Mugisha, Stanbic Bank Executive Director, Sarah Ssewanyana, Executive Director for EPRC, Ernest Rubondo, Executive Director for Petroleum Authority of Uganda and Mona Muguma-Ssebuliba, Chief Executive for aBi Finance, displaying signed MoUs at Sheraton Hotel A consortium of five organizations has today commissioned two studies to define business opportunities in
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President Yoweri Museveni speaking during the announcement of FID event “D-Day means Day of Departure, and to us, its day of departure to work.” This is what the announcement of the Final Investment Decision on Tuesday means for the oil and gas joint venture companies, according to Total Energies Chairman
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