Oil & Gas
The Kikuube District Councillor for Kyangwali Sub-county, Mr Nestori Tumwesigye, has been detained at Kikuube District Police Station on yet to be known charges. He was arrested some minutes after the arrest of Mr William Ugenirwoth aka Jembe ni nguvu, the Chairperson for Nsunzu B village in Buhuka parish, Kyangwali sub-county. These were arrested before […]
The first oil production rig in the history of Uganda’s oil industry has been inaugurated in the Kingfisher oil field. The launch means that the rig can start works to drill more oil production wells and a water injection point which experts call ‘pudding’ – meaning the process of levelling the ground for actual crude […]
In a bid to sequence carbon that will be emitted in the course of oil production activities, more than 20,000 trees are to be planted around Kingfisher oilfield in Kyangwali Sub-county, Kikuube District. At the launch of the exercise by the General Manager Luwero Industries Ltd, Maj Gen Sabiiti Muzeyi, more than 1,000 trees were […]
President Yoweri Museveni will early next week commission the now fully assembled Kingfisher oil production rig at Buhuka fishing area on the shore of Lake Albert in Kyangwali Sub-county, Kikuube District in Bunyoro Region. Energy and Mineral Development Minister, Ms Ruth Nankabirwa told the press this (Friday) morning that the president will commission the rig […]
Gender, Labour and Social Development Minister, Ms Betty Amongi, wants women to get a fair share of the jobs within the budding oil and gas sector in Uganda. The minister said that legislation is already in place to safeguard jobs placements for Ugandans as priority but also for women as a demographic. “We have the […]
The Tilenga Project in Buliisa and Nwoya District is soon to be provided financial support from Ecobank Uganda, according to the bank’s Managing Director, Ms Grace Muliisa. The Tilenga Project is planned to develop nine fields including Kasamene, Wairindi, Kigogole, Nsoga, Ngege, Ngara, Jobi-Rii, Ngiri and Gunya. Ms Muliisa told reporters that Ecobank Uganda, a […]
The Cabinet has finally given green light to the energy ministry to grant exploration licences and sign Production Sharing Agreements (PSA) for two oil exploration blocks in the Albertine Graben. According to the Minister of State for National Guidance, Mr Godfrey Kabbyanga, a cabinet meeting held on Monday this week approved two oil companies following […]
Construction works of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is expected to begin in the second quarter of this year when the compensation and resettlement exercise is expected to end, according to the acting Director of Petroleum in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Mr Honey Malinga. This will be almost a year […]
In order to enhance skills and knowledge development among young talented people willing to participate in the oil and gas sector, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd has partnered with the Institute of Surveyors of Uganda (ISU) to offer internship for university students and training for EACOP staff. The initiative that begins this […]
As Uganda heads to the oil production phase, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), has launched a corporate initiative aimed to offer a blueprint to local suppliers so they can competitively participate in and manage the oil and gas supply chain. Through Strategic Engagement – a management and consulting firm, CNOOC – the Kingfisher project […]
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