By Ali Ssekatawa The discovery of commercial oil and gas reserves in Uganda's pristine Albertine Graben presents both an opportunity and a challenge. This ecologically rich region, home to unique wildlife, natural habitats, and abundant water and fisheries resources, also boasts a number of protected areas in Uganda, including national
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Ugandans seeking employment in the oil refinery in the Albertine Graben need to be patient as the negotiations go on. State Minister for Energy, Okasaai Opolot says Ugandans will get jobs during and after the construction of the refinery. The government of Uganda plans to develop 60,000 barrels of oil
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Oil drilling taking place in Kingfisher Oil project Area operated by CNOOC in Kikuube district/Business Focus photo The Petroleum Fund received revenue (tax and non-tax) totaling to Shs125.9 billion compared to Shs81.9 billion as reported in June 2022, says the newly released report from the Accountant General’s Office. According to
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Drilling Rig under the Tilenga project in Bulisa District ready for commissioning/Business Focus photo TotaLEnergies says it has so far completed the drilling of 47 wells under the Tilenga project in the Albertine Graben. Drilling operations on wells located in Bulisa and Nwoya districts started In July 2023. Some of
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The Norwegian Oil for Development Programme (OfD) is ending over thirty years of support to Uganda’s Petroleum sector. While Uganda discovered oil in the Albertine Graben in 2006, the resource remained underground because the country did not have the required policies and laws to regulate the sector. Gunnar Sjögren, the
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By Ali Ssekatawa Like an adage goes, “a clay pot sitting in the sun will always be a clay pot. It must go through the white heat of the furnace to become porcelain.” Over the past few years, Uganda's approach to land acquisition for oil and gas infrastructure has emerged
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Ernest Rubondo (Left), the PAU ED and Wallace Pescarini, the President of SLB Offshore Atlantic Basin flanked by Nyombi Alex -Director Production at the PAU Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, has commended SLB (formerly known as Schlumberger) for its efforts in advancing women in Science and
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A group photo of the Tilenga Academy trainees, instructors, and delegates from TotalEnergies EP Uganda, the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), CNOOC Uganda Ltd., and the District Local Leaders of Kiryandongo District TotalEnergies EP Uganda has commenced the Tilenga Academy training, a 2.5-year training program
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By Peninah Aheebwa The Oil and Gas sector in Uganda has progressed to the development phase with an expected total investment of US$ 20 billion before the production of the first oil due in 2025. This investment is being made mainly in developing infrastructure for producing petroleum from the discovered
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L-R: PS Irene Pauline Bateebe, Outgoing State Minister for Energy (Minerals) Peter Lokeris hands over office to incoming Minister of State Phiona Nyamutoro as Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa Sssentamu looks on. Photo by Dominic Ochola The Uganda National Oil Company – UNOC will effective May 2024 start importing petroleum products into
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