Uganda on Course for First Oil in 2025 – PAU

The drilling of production wells for the Kingfisher and Tilenga oil production projects is continuing since the launch in January 2023.  This is in preparation for the planned commencement of … Read More

UGANDA: Consortium Funds Study to Define Agriculture, Housing opportunity Linkages to Oil and Gas Sector

Source: PAU A consortium of five organizations has today commissioned two studies to define business opportunities in the agriculture, and housing sectors linked to Uganda’s emerging oil and gas economy, … Read More

East Africa to Witness Increased Upstream Activity in 2022

The three countries Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania could see investments of over $13 billion in the upstream sector from ongoing exploration and entry in the development stage. This is according … Read More

Uganda JV to announce EACOP, Kingfisher & Tilenga Projects Final Investment Decision

The joint venture partners in Uganda’s Tilenga and East Africa Crude Oil Projects Total Energies, CNOOC and state-owned UNOC are expected to announce reaching the final investment decision tomorrow two … Read More

UGANDA: 40% of Investment during the Development Phase will be Retained through National Content

Source: Petroleum Authority of Uganda The Executive Director (ED) of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) Ernest Rubondo, has revealed that the oil companies have submitted contracts worth US$ 6 … Read More

UGANDA: Local Contractors Could Earn Up to $1.5Bn From Development Phase

Ugandan contractors could earn more than USD 1.5 billion from contracts associated with the development phase in the Kingfisher and Tilenga oil projects as well as the EACOP and Kabaale … Read More

Greenpeace and Western Anti Africa Energy Groups Take the Wrong Approach to East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in Uganda and Tanzania

By NJ Ayuk, Executive President of the African Energy Chamber. If someone were to put me on the spot and ask me to name an environmentalist group, I’d probably blurt out the … Read More

East Africa’s Oil Industry: A New Story in the Making

The recent acquisition by Total of Tullow Oil’s entire interests in the Lake Albert Development Project in Uganda, including the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, marks the beginning of a … Read More