Why the agenda of “environmental fashion” driven by some environmental activists should consider our uniqueness COMMENT | JOSEPH KOBUSHESHE | Following the announcement of the Final Investment Decision for Uganda’s flagship oil and gas projects, which are expected to deliver first oil in 2025, sections of the media have been …
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Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | As the construction phase of the L. Albert Oil Development Project gathers pace, focus has now turned to how best local entrepreneurs in the agriculture and housing sectors can maximise opportunities the oil industry is attracting into Uganda. Two studies were launched on Feb. …
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First oil expected in 2025 Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Finally, the international oil companies, TotalEnergies SE and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced they are ready to produce oil in Uganda in a US$10 billion project. Reaching this point had taken a whopping 15 years of …
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Agility unit will provide upstream camp support for Total Energies’ Tilenga project Dubai, United Arab Emirates | THE INDEPENDENT | GCC Services, a leader in integrated remote site services, has been selected by international engineering and construction giant McDermott to provide camp services for the Tilenga Project Upstream Facilities in …
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The oil refinery, one of the four flagship projects needed to commercialize Uganda’s 1.4bn barrels of oil appears to be lagging behind but government technocrats say the project will not deter the country’s march towards first oil scheduled for 2025. Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The refinery set to …
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Why environmentalists fear fumes but want the oil Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda’s contribution of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere—one of the gases that are infamous for the global climate change crisis—is at the moment insignificant. Uganda accounts for only 0.01% of the total global carbon emissions …
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Beehive of activity expected says PAU boss Rubondo Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The level of investments in Uganda’s oil and gas project is exciting, says Ernest Rubondo, the executive director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU). And in 2022, Rubondo says, the government expects close to Shs11 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is expected to attract investments worth 3 billion dollars (10.6 trillion shillings) this year in the oil and gas sector alone as developments towards production in 2025 proceed. According to the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, PAU, investments in the sector were worth 500 million …
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Local firms need to enhance their capital base and strengthen corporate governance to benefit from the nascent sector Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Small and medium-sized enterprises need to enhance their capital base, embrace partnerships and adhere to high corporate governance standards to reap from the upcoming oil and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has finally closed the long-awaited Final Investment Decision (FID) for the development of Uganda’s oil and gas projects in the Albertine. Energy and Mineral Development Minister, Ruth Nankabirwa stated that the Chinese confirmed that they have authorized an FID …
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