CNOOC’s work at the Kingfisher Development Area stand at less than 10 percent ahead of commercial oil production in 2025 | THE INDEPENDENT | Land acquisition a head of oil and gas developments in the Albertine region stands at 99%, according to the oil companies. But some of the land …
Read More »Minister turns to churches for support amidst opposition to EACOP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is turning to churches to seek their support for the development of Uganda’s oil and gas sector. Climate activists have stepped up their campaigns against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) by targeting the churches and have had an audience with the Pope …
Read More »Fuel prices won’t affect oil production timeline: Regulators
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Oil and gas companies and the industry regulators are still confident that Uganda’s first oil will flow by 2025, despite the rising global inflation. Most commodities worldwide have registered rapid price increases starting last year as economies reopened following the COVID-19 induced lockdown. The situation …
Read More »Ballore wins logistics contract for EACOP
Local firms in Uganda and Tanzania will be subcontracted to offer support | THE INDEPENDENT | French firm, Ballore Transport and Logistics, will be the Main Logistics Contractor (MLC) for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project head of oil production in 2025. The firm said on May.09 …
Read More »Equity signs MoU with Uganda National Oil Company
| THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda and the Uganda National Oil Company on April.13 signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate and strengthen collaboration between the two entities in the areas of financing and enterprise development specifically for medium and small enterprises. The areas covered in the MoU include; …
Read More »High court declines to block oil and gas procurement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 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 …
Read More »Opposition to Uganda oil pipeline
Why Pope Francis met two young Ugandan women activists determined to stop it Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Groundwork on keystone oil and gas infrastructure projects is beginning to take shape in western Uganda after TotalEnergies and CNOOC in February signed off the necessary Final Investment Decision (FID). But …
Read More »Uganda develops oil spill contingency plan
The east African nation hopes to start oil production in 2025 Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda finally launched its national oil spill contingency plan, detailing its preparedness to respond in the event of an oil spill. The East African nation hopes to produce its first oil in the …
Read More »Oil spill plan finalized as companies plot drilling in Albertine
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Oil Spills Contingency plan has been finalized as oil companies plan for more drilling in the Albertine graben. URN has reliably learned that the plan developed by the Office of the Prime Minister, National Environment Management Authority-NEMA, and the Ministry of Energy was …
Read More »Excel Construction to reap US$23.2m from oil deal
Kingfisher project is expected to produce at least 40,000 barrels of oil per day in the initial stages Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | A local construction firm, Excel will earn US$23.2 million in building well pads, 2.5km fence, access roads and water intake points in the Kingfisher oil development …
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