Kenya’s government says it has approved a plan to produce between 2,000 and 4,000 barrels a day of crude oil in an effort to exploit the country’s oil production potential. A statement from the president’s communications department said that infrastructure will be upgraded to allow trucks to ferry the oil to the country’s main port
Employment in oil and Gas production across the world has declined by 26Pct due to Price Fall—Report
Data obtained from the United States, US, Energy Information Administration, EIA, has put the continued decline of employment in the oil and natural gas production across the world at 26 percent between 2014 and 2016. The report, which captured between October 2014 and May 2016, stated that employment in oil and gas production reached a
Uganda Cabinet Endorse Issuance of Oil Production Licences to French Giant Total
The government of Uganda approved a ministerial request to issue Oil Production Licences to French Giant Total Uganda oil has learnt. According to a cabinet communique, government approved the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development request to issue three production for fields; Ngiri, Jobi-ri and Gunya under exploration area 1 of the Albertine Basin. “…approved
Three Nigerian Companies, One Australian Selected as Competent for Uganda Oil Exploration licensing round
Uganda has picked three Nigerian companies and one from Australia for its oil exploration licensing round, inviting them to negotiate for production sharing agreements, it said on Monday. It announced its first competitive bidding round for six exploration blocks, covering a total of 3,000 square kilometres (1,150 square miles), in February 2015. Bidding documents were
Local Leaders in Uganda Oil region wants Government to Regulate Waste Disposal and Land Acquisation
Local leaders in Uganda’s Oil-rich region urged government to regulate land acquisition and oil waste disposal in the Albertine graben to prevent exploitation, local media reported. The call was echoed during a community dialogue organised by Midwestern Regional Anti-Corruption Coalition. The Prime Minister of Bunyoro Kingdom, a cultural institution which also shares part of the
Tanzania Energy Minister Says DR Congo and Burundi Want to Join Uganda Pipeline Project
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi expressed interest to join the Uganda-Tanzania Oil Pipeline project, a Tanzanian official said Tanzania Minister for Energy and Minerals, Prof Sospeter Muhongo, made the revelation in Dar es Salaam while opening a one-day meeting of ministerial Permanent Secretaries and Regional Commissioners from areas expected to be affected by
Oil and Development: Can Oil Revenues Transform the Poor Economies of Africa’s New and Old Producers?
Critics point out that ordinary people have not benefited from oil and gas exploitation in many African states. Billions of dollars in revenue have had little positive impact on the lives of most people in countries like Angola and Nigeria. Local content policies have been expanding across Africa and are currently being drafted in Uganda, Tanzania,
Uganda and Tanzania Say Pipeline Negotiations are Progressing, Project will Start in January 2017
Uganda and Tanzania announced progress in the negotiations preceding the construction of a Crude Oil Export pipeline from oil-rich Albertine graben to Tanzanian Northeastern port of Tanga. Officials, technocrats and investors are holding a series of close door meetings which targets January 2017 as the project commencement time and 2019/2020 as the completion deadline. At
Minerals State Minister Peter Lokeris Says Uganda will Issue Production Licences to Tullow and Total Late June
By end of June, Uganda will have issued production Licences to industrial players Tullow Oil and Total E&P Uganda, State Minister for Minerals Peter Lokeris said. Speaking to the media during a dialogue organised by Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE), Lokeris said the country took long to issue production licenses because there was
Uganda says will Conclude Oil Refinery Negotiations With Lead Investor Russian RT Global
Uganda’s Finance Minister Matia Kasaija told the nation during budget reading that negotiations for the proposed oil refinery are expected to be complete by September 2016. It will at that stage spur the kickoff of Final Investment Decision (FID) by the lead investor. The agreements Uganda oil understands will include; The Project Framework Agreement between