In the very first article we ran about the environmental cost of building an oil refinery we focussed on the air emmisions and how they will affect the environment. Today we focus on the effect of emmissions to water that will result from the construction of the refinery. The principal sources of effluent discharge
Applications for Tullow Oil Scholarships for the 2014 intakes to open soon
For those that are searching for a career in the oil sector, this could be the perfect timing for you to begin scheming for the Tullow Oil Scholarships that will opened at the end of this year. “The application process for next year’s (2014) intakes will open at the end of 2013,”read a statement on
Total looking for a Lead Process Engineer
Total is looking for a Lead Process Engineer to join their team of employees in Aberdeen. All that will be required of the applicants is to be a professionally qualified engineer with specialists’ knowledge in their own discipline. Though, it is necessary that the applicant also carries a sound and demonstrable understanding of the other
Build a career as an Oil and Gas Installation Engineer with Total
The Oil and Gas sector is a dynamic sector in which versatility is a necessary ingredient. That is why Total finds it important to train Oil and Gas Installation Engineers. The Oil & Gas Installation Engineer provides an access point to a wide range of very different but complementary professions: Process, Exploitation (Production, Maintenance &
Uganda Revenue Authority compliance campaign spreads to extractives sector
It is arguably the next industry that every Ugandan is observing; and for Uganda Revenue Authority, the mining and quarrying industry is one to court. In a stakeholders’ engagement held at Silver Springs hotel in Bugolobi, Patrick Mukiibi, the Commissioner Tax Investigations, noted that the engagement was organised to educate the participants from the
The environmental cost of building an oil refinery in Uganda
Building an oil refinery will definitely come with an environmental cost to the nation. And as we seek to assess the environmental impact of building an oil refinery there are a number of factors that are worthy taking note of. For this particular analysis we zero on one particular aspect of the environment: the
Oil industry creating business opportunities in Uganda
When Uganda started taking definite steps towards the exploration of its commercial reserves of oil, the reason why every citizen warmed up to the news was because of the opportunities that they expected to come with such a breakthrough. Yes, cases of corruption have been reported and that alone could be a cause for
Makerere Business School sends out 60 graduates into an “Oily” but rugged field
Makerere Business School has churned out 60 graduates of an advanced oil and gas management essentials training. The 60 step into the seemingly “oily” field but they will definitely be shocked to discover that they may have to tread a rugged terrain in their pursuit of success in the increasingly competitive sector. In the recent
Museveni’s position on crude oil pipeline changes, Uganda to have both pipeline and refinery
For the first time, the President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has publicly consented to the pursuits of building a crude oil pipeline for the export of Uganda’s Oil; though, this will not impede plans to build a 60,000 capacity refinery that are already underway. Museveni still maintains that Uganda will go on with building
Establish a supplier development fund to strengthen SMEs in the Oil Sector
One of the key preoccupations of the government is how to enhance economic production and eradicate poverty. However, the extent to which the government should get involved in driving economic production is a divisive matter. Both the supporters of government involvement and those against have very strong arguments to back their view points. A