Despite the enormous natural riches that pass them by, locals say they have not shared in the explosion of wealth that black gold has brought to Nigeria. ENVIRONMENT The people of Belema village can only be reached after a three-hour journey aboard a rickety makeshift speedboat from the nearest major town. For 37 years their
Uganda: Chinese Companies Eye Uganda’s Oil Sector
Kampala — A group of Chinese companies have shown interest in partnering with Ugandan businesses to participate in developing the oil and gas sector of in Uganda. According to the Daily Monitor Newspaper, Speaking during a recent oil and gas conference hosted by Stanbic Bank Uganda in collaboration with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of
Uganda and Equatorial Guinea agree on action for the development of the oil and gas industry
Uganda and Equatorial Guinea have agreed on an action plan for implementing a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of oil and gas. This was during President Yoweri Museveni’s four-day state visit to the country that has ended today. According to a joint communiqué by the president Museveni and his host H.E Teodre
Justice Ogoola warns government against excluding communities during the construction of the oil pipeline
Retired former principle judge of the High Court, Justice James Ogoola, has warned government against excluding communities in the oil region during the implementation of the East Africa Crude oil project. “In this day and age, we need not to repeat past mistakes. We must beget a humane and balanced transformation. Any development that excludes
Transport Charity Asks for Donation of Second Hand Freight Trucks to train Ugandan drivers for the oil and gas sector
UK – UGANDA – International development organisation Transaid has launched a nationwide appeal to find a second-hand tractor unit and trailer to support its new driver training project in Uganda. Transaid urgently requires an artic combination to bolster its training fleet from early 2018, and is calling on manufacturers, dealers, used vehicle retailers and operators
Work on Buliisa oil industrial area begins
Uganda has so far discovered 6.5 billion barrels of oil resources in 40% of the explored area in the Albertine graben. OIL PRODUCTION The government has set up a resettlement planning committee for persons affected by the oil industrial area to be established in Buliisa district. The oil companies – Total E&P and Tullow –
Uganda looks to China to finance it’s oil production
As Uganda fast-tracks the start of its commercial production of oil, the country is looking at China to access credit. Chinese financiers, entrepreneurs, and their Ugandan counterparts on Friday held an oil and gas conference to discuss partnership opportunities in the country’s nascent sector, whose first oil is expected by the end of 2020. The
Uganda appoints banks to raise capital for crude oil pipeline
Standard Bank Group’s Ugandan unit plans to raise $3 billion (€2.56bn) for a crude pipeline by the second half of next year as the east African country prepares to start oil production by 2020. According to The Irish Times, Oil and gas exploration company Tullow Oil, which was founded in Co Carlow, is jointly developing
UK Tullow Oil Uganda’s partner in oil and gas exploration firm spreads its wings to Zambia territory
UK firm Tullow Oil one of Uganda’s major oil and gas exploration firms has launched its oil exploration into Zambian territory as the country pushes to diversify its economy and reduce its reliance on the industrial metal. Apart from Uganda’s Oil and Gas exploration, Tullow Oil is undertaking similar projects in other countries such as
The Petroleum Authority of Uganda invites applications from qualified Ugandans for the required job specifications
BELOW ARE THE JOB DETAILS The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) is a statutory body established under Section 9 of the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act 2013, and in line with the National Oil and Gas Policy for Uganda which was approved in 2008. The PAU’s mandate is to monitor and regulate the exploration,