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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) on Thursday awarded 218 students from the oil-rich districts of Hoima and Kikuube in western Uganda. According to a statement issued by CNOOC Uganda Limited, the awards, held in collaboration with local education offices, aim to promote academic …

The government through the Attorney General sued the Project Affected Persons, accusing them of declining to receive the compensation fees allocated to them during the property evaluation process, which threatens the implementation of the pipeline project. Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government had dragged 80 people in different parts …

However, progress on the $4.5 billion refinery remains limited Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s oil sector is advancing significantly with 72 out of 457 wells drilled at the Tilenga and Kingfisher oil projects as TotalEnergies and CNOOC Uganda Limited push towards commercial production slated for 2025. Energy and Mineral …

WINDHOEK | Xinhua | Namibia is on track to become one of Africa’s leading oil producers by 2035, potentially producing more than half a million barrels of oil per day, an official said on Wednesday. This development could see the country displace Egypt from the top five oil producers on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans may no longer need to travel abroad to acquire skills in the oil and gas sector says Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority. He said the achievements of skills development in the country have not been only on manpower development. “In …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda said 72 oil wells in its two production areas in the country’s western and northern regions have been successfully drilled ahead of commercial production slated for next year. Ruth Nankabirwa, minister of energy and mineral development, told journalists on Wednesday during a press conference …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s economy is quite robust after weathering through several shocks in recent years, say top economists from the Africa Development Bank Group (AFDB). While there has been concern about the increase in domestic and foreign debts, economists suggest that the Ministry of Finance and the …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya and Uganda have officially begun talks to extend the petroleum products pipeline from Eldoret in western Kenya to the Ugandan capital of Kampala. The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) said on Tuesday that the project, poised to significantly impact the region’s fuel import market, will …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Energy, Okaasai Sidronius Opolot has tasked the new Board of Directors of the Petroleum Authority to ensure that Uganda begins oil flow by 2025. Okaasai Opolot made the call on Friday while presiding over the inauguration of the new PAU board that …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni Thursday launched the Lake Victoria Logistics facility in Kawuku Bwerenga, a project to transport and store oil from the port of Kisumu to Entebbe using oil tanker ships. He said it would crucially help the country stop relying solely on road transport …