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 »Pearl Sweet: What’s in a Name?
COMMENT | ALI SSEKATAWA | The online furore that followed President Yoweri Museveni’s unveiling of Uganda’s crude oil trading name, “Pearl Sweet”, reminded me of Shakespeare’s timeless question in Romeo and Juliet: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” …
Read More »Why Uganda’s crude oil was named ‘Pearl Sweet’
NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | The decision by the government to name its crude oil “Pearl Sweet” has generated debate, with some questioning why the crude oil to be produced from the Albertine Graben needs a name as the country approaches first oil. The debate has gained traction on social …
Read More »Uganda gives its oil a name. Now it has to find a market
20 years after the discovery announcement, ‘Pearl Sweet’ marks the moment Uganda’s crude moves from political promise to commercial test Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | After almost 20 years of waiting, Uganda has finally given its oil a name. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni unveiled the name “Pearl Sweet” …
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The name marks a milestone, but Uganda’s real oil test begins when the first barrel reaches the market Kikuube, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE & AGENCIES | Uganda’s long-awaited entry into the global oil market has acquired a name, a commercial identity and, potentially, a new source of economic …
Read More »Uganda’s crude oil to be called ‘PEARL SWEET’
Museveni names Uganda’s crude oil Pearl Sweet ahead of first exports Hoima, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda has named its crude oil Pearl Sweet, giving the grade a commercial identity so it can be priced, marketed and sold to international refiners as the country moves to within …
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