The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has unveiled Proscovia Nabbanja (in featured photo) as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing Dr. Josephine Wapakabulo, who quit the job for greener pastures. Wapakabulo will officially leave office tomorrow August 13, 2019, leaving Nabbanja to take full charge of the national oil
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The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has called upon the Government to ring fence legal services in the oil and gas sector, for the benefit of Ugandans. This was during a meeting between ULS and the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU). Section 125 of the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act2013
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Oil producer China National Offshore Oil Corp said on Thursday it had halted field work at its western Uganda project over an Ebola scare and would resume operations only after getting the green light from the health ministry. Uganda’s oilfields in the Albertine rift basin are a few miles from
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Hundreds of engineers and building contractors on Friday attended a conference about the opportunities in the oil and gas sector. The conference, organised by the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) in partnership with other government agencies, was part of the efforts to prepare local firms for the development phase of
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Following a recent fear by Buliisa district residents that they will be relocated to a another place once oil and gas activities begin, the District L.C 5 Chairman Simon Kinene has assured the residents that there is no such arrangements by government. He adds that communities have been engaged with
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As Uganda moves to into the oil production stage, opportunities in the oil and gas sector investors can tap into is one of the hot topics. Agriculture, hospitality and tourism are among the sectors that have been tipped to tap into the opportunities oil and gas sector presents. Health sector
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By Reuters Crude Oil being transported from Turkana fields to Mombasa Tullow Oil has delayed the final investment decision (FID) for its Kenya project to 2020 and has not yet sealed a tax deal in Uganda that is needed for the progress of its plans there with Total , it
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Members of Parliament (MPs) have appreciated the strides made in the development of Uganda’s oil and gas sector. This was during a recently held four-day familiarisation visit for 41 MPs to oil and gas operation areas in the Albertine Graben. The field visit was organised by the Ministry of Energy
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Oranto Petroleum Limited (OPL) has successfully completed a Two Dimensional (2D) seismic data acquisition survey over the Ngassa block in the Albertine Graben. OPL contracted IMC Geophysical Services Limited from the United Kingdom to undertake the survey, which commenced on 15th April, 2019, and was completed on 18th May, 2019.
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A new report has revealed that government is threatening to deplete oil revenues from the Petroleum Fund even before production kicks off. The Report of Budget Committee on 2019/20 budget estimates released this week further adds that government is spending the funds without an investment plan which is contrary to
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