According to Honey Malinga, the director of the Directorate of Petroleum, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development,the industry experiences many challenges towards local content and skills development. Uganda needs over 25,000 qualified workers, craftsmen and technicians to exploit oil and precious minerals(New vision 27 August 2018) While addressing graduates of the Youth Employment Enhancement Project (YEEP)
The slump in global oil prices: was it the wake-up call Uganda needed
February was a fairly busy month for anyone keen on developments in Uganda’s Oil and Gas sector. Obviously Tullow Oil released its 2014 Full Financial Year Results as anticipated- the kind that Tullow would love to forget. Uganda’s cabinet approved the first open licensing round for petroleum exploration putting some six blocks up for grabs