Tag Archives: oil and gas

As pressure builds to phase out fossil fuels in Africa, African Business Magazine’s NJ Ayuk argues that we must not rob our continent of the benefits it can realise from oil and gas. Africans | THE INDEPENDENT | Pressure is building to phase out fossil fuels in Africa to fight …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | What if the oil and gas joint venture partners decided to begin oil production in the coming months, is the transportation sector in Uganda able to provide qualified truck drivers? The answer is no according to players in the transport and logistics sector. It is …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Uganda National Oil Company- UNOC needs a total of USD 795 million (approximately 2.93 trillion) shillings to take part in upcoming oil and gas activities. Angella Ambaho Kariisa, a communication officer at UNOC, notes that as Uganda draws closer to the Final …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Equatorial Guinean Minister of Energy Gabriel Mbaga Obiang has urged Uganda to stick to its oil and gas plans because they were “the best one can find anywhere in the world.” Uganda has said over the years that it will use its only …

Government has picked four companies to  negotiate Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs). The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, in a statement, said evaluation of bids for the first competitive licensing round were complete and successful companies invited to negotiate Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs). The four companies are: 1. Armour Energy …