Tag Archives: UNOC

New boss determined to pump out Uganda’s oil in four years Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Philippe Groueix took over from Pierre Jessua on Sept. 01 as the General Manager of TotalEnergies EP Uganda with one critical goal on his mind: commercializing Uganda’s oil resources by 2025. Uganda first …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only two oil and gas firms submitted bids for the second oil and gas licensing round for the exploration of five blocks in the Albertine graben. One of the companies whose bids is being evaluated is DGR Global which owns majority stake in Armour Uganda-an …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is expected to produce oil and gas by the end of 2025. While it is hoped oil and gas will be a game-changer for the economy, some say it may be a risky bet by countries like Uganda that are about to extract their …

  What is govt hiding? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Hussein Lumumba Amin, a renowned socio-political analyst, recently ignited debate on one of Uganda’s most sensitive subjects since Uganda discovered commercially viable oil reserves in 2006: What exactly will be Uganda’s share of its oil resource when production finally …

  Why experts don’t know whether to celebrate or criticise Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Final agreements to kick-start production of oil in Uganda have taken over 10 years of bickering and anxious negotiation. But when they were finally signed on April 11, many watchers said they were unsure …

Government intends to secure finances from the domestic market for the oil pipeline project Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High hurdles still stand in the way to the Final Investment Decision that will see the country’s first oil come out of the ground for the crude to be transported to …

East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project will transport crude oil from the Tilenga and Kingfisher projects in Kabaale, Hoima to the coast port of Tanga in Tanzania Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Planning David Bahati has asked Members of Parliament to approve a loan request …

  Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is optimistic that the  Final Investment Decision-FID on the commercial oil and gas production will be made in the first months of this year to pave way for the construction of the final structures in the sector. These will include the oil …

Local entrepreneurs remain cautious Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Following the signing of the host government agreement with Uganda on the weekend of Sept.11, senior officials from the French oil major, Total, say they are now ready to move faster project activities that will ensure Uganda produces first oil …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has started a process that will see it move all its fuel imports from Kenya by water through Lake Victoria up to the Jinja pier. Peter Muliisa, the head of legal and corporate affairs at UNOC said the company …