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 …
Read More »9,000 enroll for oil and gas training
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 9,000 people have enrolled for the Tilenga Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). The program is part of TotalEnergies commitment to National Content Development in Uganda. “The program is aimed at identifying, recruiting, training, and developing 120-150 talented Ugandans to be able to participate …
Read More »TotalEnergies EP Uganda unveils free online training ahead of oil production in 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda has unveiled a free online program dubbed the Tilenga MOOC (Tilenga Massive Open Online Courses) as the country moves towards oil production in 2025. The program seeks to identify, recruit, train and develop 120-150 talented Ugandans to be able to participate in …
Read More »Oil and gas investments to total UGX 11 Trillion in 2022 – PAU
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 …
Read More »CNOOC, Standards Agency trains oil sector vehicle drivers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CNOOC Uganda Limited, an oil and gas company recently trained and awarded certificates to drivers in heavy goods vehicle driving undertaken since October 2021. The beneficiaries can now professionally drive heavy goods trucks and trailers (class CH License) or rigid trucks (class CM license). The …
Read More »Regional Oil and Gas SME conference kicks off this Thursday in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The much-anticipated East African SME Oil and Gas Conference kicks off Thursday this week, in Kampala, organized by Stanbic Uganda Holdings in partnership with Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, CNOOC, and the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA). Participation will be both …
Read More »Tanzania – Uganda oil and gas symposium set for November in Dar-es-Salaam
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private Sector Foundation Uganda together with Tanzania Private Sector Foundation in partnership with the ministry of foreign affairs through its Uganda High Commission in Tanzania will convene a Tanzania-Uganda Oil and gas symposium on November 25 in Dar-es- Salaam, officials said in Kampala on Oct.26. …
Read More »Uganda, Tanzania to bid jointly for oil contracts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Tanzania have stepped up efforts that will see various companies in the two countries jointly bid for opportunities in the oil and gas sector, to ward off foreign competition. For more than a decade in the development of the oil and gas industry …
Read More »Uganda’s oil industry to benefit from campaign against fossil fuels – Expert
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s oil and gas industry has a bright future, despite pessimistic views caused by the declining role of fossil fuels, as well as the ability to utilize the resources for the benefit of Ugandans according to experts. A continental network comprising willing governments and businesses …
Read More »Kichwamba technical college commissions three oil and gas workshops
Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Technical college Kichwamba in Kabarole district has commissioned three buildings built under the Albertine region sustainable project. Silver Mukwasibwe, Principal Kichwamba College says that they secured a loan of Shillings 8Billion from the World Bank to enable them erect three workshops for students targeting …
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