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Uganda’s $4 Billion Domestic Refinery Preferred Bidder Announced

The Final negotiations for the financing and construction of Uganda’s USD 4 billion domestic refinery has begun this month after Alpha MBM Investments from the United Arab Emirates was chosen by the government of Uganda as preferred bidder the country ministry announced. Ms Ruth Nankabirwa, Uganda’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development made the breakthrough […]

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TotalEnergies Seeks Expert Review on EACOP’s Land Possession Projects in Uganda, Tanzania

According to TotalEnergies information base, the projects for the development of the oil and gas resources of the Lake Albert region and the cross-border pipeline are situated in a sensitive social and environmental context that requires special measures for the environment and the rights of the local communities. So completion of the Tilenga and EACOP […]

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ORANTO SEALS TWO-YEAR OIL EXPLORATION LICENSE IN UGANDA

The Ugandan government has extended Oranto’s oil block license for two additional years, covering the Ngassa Deep and Ngassa Shallow exploration areas in Hoima and Kikuube districts and Centurion Law Group has successfully advised Oranto Petroleum as regards to the renewal of its oil exploration license in Uganda.  This extension, effective from December 2023, allows […]

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Uganda Envisages Key Role For Oil And Gas In Financing The Energy Transition

Irene Bateebe, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD), Uganda, has announced in a media briefing that Uganda will launch its energy transition plan at the upcoming COP28 being held in the UAE in November, with a key role envisaged for the oil and gas sector in generating financing for the […]

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Uganda And China In A Strategic Financial Alliance To Fund EACOP

Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) is in advanced talks with Chinese export credit agency SINOSURE to provide credit for its crude oil pipeline after pressure from environmentalists forced some Western banks to recoil from the project, a top official said on Monday; Reuters has reported. The projects for the development of the oil and gas […]

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TotalEnergies Wins In Court Over Civil Rights Criticism On EACOP Project

TotalEnergies  a French energy giant has escaped another legal hurdle after censure of its East African crude oil pipeline in a French court was stepped down over a series of technicalities, Climate Change News reported. A group of French and Ugandan campaigners argued in court that TotalEnergies did not do enough to stop environmental and […]

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Uganda Approves Exploration Application For Second Bid License Round

The team at Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) is excited following a Government approval regarding Kasuruban, an oil and gas block. The exploration approval is coming barely 12 days into 2023 energy year, This good news is coming following recent announcement made by the country Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu said in a statement detailing […]

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All Is Set For The Upcoming Uganda Oil Blocks Third Licensing Round In May

Uganda said on Friday it plans to announce a third in May in an effort to further develop a sector on track to produce its first oil in 2025, Reuter reported. Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu said in a statement detailing developments in the sector that the next licensing round would be announced at a […]

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TotalEnergies Fast-tracks Uganda And Tanzania Lake Albert Resources Development Project

The Lake Albert Development Project partners have announced the final investment decision and the launch of this major project. This was madeduring a ceremony held in Kampala, in the presence of  Yoweri Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, Philip Mpango, Vice-President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, […]

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Oil Development in Uganda: Tilenga and EACOP Operation Update

The projects for the development of the oil and gas resources of the Lake Albert region and the cross-border pipeline are situated in a sensitive social and environmental context that requires special measures for the environment and the rights of the local communities. The Lake Albert region in Uganda has major oil and gas resources, […]

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