State-linked infrastructure group targets KSh68bn in annual revenue by 2030 as it seeks to capitalise on East Africa’s growing petroleum trade Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya Pipeline Company Plc is seeking to expand beyond its traditional business of transporting and storing petroleum products, targeting annual revenue …
Read More »Uganda’s Oil Dream: Competitive goldmine or costly gamble?
COMMENT | ANGELA NALWEYISO SEMAKULA | As Warren Buffett aptly noted, “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” This principle underpins the Government of Uganda’s approach to developing the country’s oil and gas resources, balancing the need to attract serious investment with robust cost management …
Read More »East Africa’s refinery revival
There is therefore a possibility that the projects could compete for crude supplies and regional markets Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East Africa is moving towards a new era in oil refining, with major projects planned in Kenya and Uganda and another proposed in Tanzania as governments …
Read More »Museveni, Ruto launch Dangote East African Refinery in Lamu
Lamu, Kenya | AGENCIES | The upcoming construction of the multi-trillion-shilling Dangote East Africa Refinery in Lamu is set to transform the region into a massive hub for engineering talent and industrial employment. Dangote Group Chairman Aliko Dangote has revealed that the mega-project will generate at least 60,000 jobs, with …
Read More »Why Uganda must accelerate exploration beyond First Oil
COMMENT | GLORIA SEBIKARI | As Uganda races toward First Oil, it is essential that the country keeps one eye on current developments and another firmly fixed on the future. While the Tilenga, Kingfisher, East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), and Refinery projects are progressing, Uganda must fast-track new oil …
Read More »Oil sector pays tribute to Ernest Rubondo after four decades of service
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The oil and gas industry honoured Ernest Rubondo, the pioneer Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), who has concluded more than four decades of service to the country’s petroleum sector. Tributes poured in at a farewell event that brought together former and current …
Read More »Middle East Escalation: A wake-up call for Africa’s energy future
COMMENT | YUSUF MASABA | The Middle East stands once again at the edge of a dangerous precipice. What began as a targeted military strike on an airport runway has rapidly evolved into a wider regional confrontation, threatening global energy markets and exposing the vulnerability of economies far beyond the …
Read More »Africa’s Future and Uganda’s Petroleum Security
BIRTHDAY REFLECTIONS | YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI | I want to thank the 8 million well-wishers that sent me congratulations on my 82nd birthday on the 15th of September, 2026. Those well-wishes and God’s blessings will push me and Maama for another just 18 years to reach 100 years of age …
Read More »Beyond oil wells: How Kampala Storage Terminal fits into Uganda’s new fuel network
The East African nation is trying to build alternative fuel routes rather than depend on a single route NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s oil story has, for more than a decade, been told from the shores of Lake Albert. That is where the country’s biggest …
Read More »High pump prices ripple through every sector of Uganda’s economy
From Shillings 3,400 to Shillings 6,900: Is the ‘Normalised’ Fuel Price Ever Coming Back Down? COMMENT | MORRISON RWAKAKAMBA | When global crude oil prices skyrocket, prices at Ugandan fuel pumps shoot up overnight. When global crude prices plunge, local pump prices barely budge. They settle instead on a …
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