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The Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabanjja, the Prime Minister of Uganda has urged entities charged with overseeing the oil and gas operations in the country to widely publicise the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP) that she officially launched on 18th March 2022. The NOSCP is a framework to guide national oil spill preparedness and response […]

By Ali Ssekatawa With production of Uganda’s first oil clearly in sight, calls to ensure that human rights of Project Affected Persons (PAPs) and Ugandans at large have heightened. Human Rights activists are calling on Government and the International Oil Companies (IOCs) to walk the talk and ensure Uganda does not suffer the legendary oil […]

The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has signed a contract with Stanbic Business Incubator Limited (SBIL) and other partners to build the capacity of over 200 Ugandan enterprises along the crude export oil pipeline route to compete for contracts to supply Uganda’s oil and gas sector, and other related opportunities. The consortium of partners, which […]

The confirmation of commercial oil and gas resources in Uganda in 2006 has since been a source of both pride and high expectation for many Ugandans. Even more so with the launch of the projects in April 2021 and the announcement of the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Tilenga, Kingfisher and EACOP projects.  This […]

– 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, a day after government signed the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the crude oil pipeline, Tilenga and Kingfisher Oil development projects. The Consortium of partners includes […]

His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda has today witnessed the announcement of the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Uganda’s oil and gas Projects by the TotalEnergies EP Uganda, CNOOC Uganda Limited, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), and the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC). The ceremony, which took place at […]

The Early Efforts (Pre-1980) In 1925, Petroleum Potential of Uganda was documented by a Government Geologist E.J. Wayland, in the publication “Petroleum in Uganda”.  The report documented existence of oil seepages along the shores of Lake Albert on both Uganda and DRC sides. In 1936 -1956, the first shallow stratigraphic wells were drilled by the […]

The Petroleum Authority of Uganda has upgraded the National Supplier Database (NSD) to improve its efficiency. The switch to the upgraded system, which was effected on 21stJanuary 2022, accords users several improvements. “Some of the improvements include the provision to track one’s registration status from the submission stage to the point of qualification,” notes Mr. […]

By Alex Nyombi Following consistent and resilient efforts, Uganda made its first commercial oil discovery in 2006. Since then, Government has worked with licensed oil companies to study and further define the petroleum (oil and gas) fields within the Albertine Graben (Uganda’s rift valley basin along the western boarder of the country). The Albertine Graben […]

Mr. Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director (ED) of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has revealed that the oil companies have submitted contracts worth US$ 6 billion for over 40 work packages for the Tilenga, Kingfisher and East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Projects to the PAU for approval. This revelation was made during the […]