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CNOOC Uganda progresses in oil exploration

The oil company is  now shifting focus to the upcoming infrastructure developments that are critical for the eventual extraction and processing of oil Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CNOOC Uganda Limited, a key player in Uganda’s burgeoning oil sector and the operator of the Kingfisher oil field in the Albertine …

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Peril or prosperity? The risks facing Mozambique’s long-awaited gas boom

From conflict and long deferred revenues to falling gas demand, there are many reasons to believe Mozambique’s LNG deal has become a liability. Maputo, Mozambique | AFRICAN ARGUMENTS | Ever since major natural gas deposits were discovered off Mozambique’s northern coast in 2010, there have been high expectations that the find will bring economic prosperity to …

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Bateebe: Oil third licensing round underway

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy kicked off the process for the third oil field licensing round as part of the efforts to increase the country’s oil reserves. Currently, Uganda has approximately 6.5 billion barrels of oil reserves, with at least 1.4 billion estimated to be economically …

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Ugandan insurers make inroads in the oil and gas sector

Bulisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan insurers are slowly making inroads in taking up risks in the oil and gas sector despite the challenge. By the end of 2023, Ugandan insurers were operating in the Tilenga, Kingfisher, and East African Crude Oil pipeline projects though there was an indication of …

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