Uganda Oil News

The discovery of the oil and gas resource in Uganda presents diverse opportunities for the communities the country if good practices are adopted.  In the local content clauses embedded into the oil and gas sector agreements between government and the oil companies ...

When Moses Onegi joined the Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba in 2010, his ambition was to work in one of the international oil companies, or the energy ministry.

Born in Nebbi district, West Nile, an area thought to hold vast amounts of oil deposits, Onegi is among the 28 pioneer students of UPIK.

Africa needs to invest heavily in its infrastructure if it is to grow its oil and gas production, as well as increase demand for these energy resources, Thomson Reuters head of business development for commodities and energy in Africa Michel Karera...

Environmentalists have urged the government and oil firms to ensure that the environment is not damaged during oil exploration activities in the Albertine grabben. According to the World Wide Fund (WWF), the Albertine Rift Valley ...

Uganda wants foreign donors to help it tighten financial controls to prevent the mismanagement or theft that led them to halt aid payments, Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi told Reuters on Wednesday.

Foreign donors have withdrawn almost all direct budget support after allegations $13 million was stolen by officials in the prime minister's office.

Uganda might experience a fuel shortage following a row between the Mombasa oil refinery and marketers that plunged the facility into a financial crisis, experts have warned.

Government has asked members of the public to submit their concerns about how to manage oil production without causing harm to the environment. The call follows the Strategic Environmental Assessment study, which explored possible changes that oil production could have on the environment.

A section of Uganda’s business community has criticised a local content provision in the recently enacted Petroleum Exploration Development and Production Act 2013, that allows local businessmen to enter joint ventures with international firms servicing the oil and gas industry. 

The Government is reviewing the earlier compensation to people affected by the planned construction of the Hoima- Kaiso-Tonya road that leads to the oil fields. After the review, residents who will be found to have been paid less will be given more money, Dan Alinange, the spokesperson of the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), said.

The prospect of a ready market for fresh produce in the oil camps is motivating farmers in Hoima District to start up horticultural projects.

Some of them have abandoned the previously lucrative rice growing and are now venturing into planting tomatoes, cabbages, green pepper, carrots and other vegetables.

Even before the first drops flow, Uganda’s oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners. 

n today's episode in the series analyzing the first two years of president Yoweri Museveni's fourth term, Tyaba Ssettumba Abubakar looks at the developments that have shaped the country's nascent oil and gas sector. 

As East Africa edges closer to oil production, concerns are increasing about the bloc’s ability to manage contracts, attract financing and handle dispute resolution to avoid the ‘oil curse’?

KENNEDY SENELWA spoke to the regional director, Geoffrey Njenga, at the Negotiation and Conflict Management Group International, a dispute resolution firm, on the outlook for the region’s gas and oil sector.

Hoima district local government has partnered with oil explorers China Offshore Oil Corporation-CNOOC to award 60 best performing students.

Historically dominated by ‘oilmen’ – tough guys in hard hats and hard-bargaining male executives – the oil industry is slowly following other business sectors in opening its doors to women.  Uganda is no exception, as is shown here by profiles of three women who are rising fast in highly technical positions. 

The oil rich Albertine Region is secure from rebel attacks from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) despite media reports that the rebel group is actively recruiting in Kampala and parts of Eastern Uganda, says the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) Chief Political Commissar and former spokesman, Felix Kulayigye.

Some farmers in Hoima district have started cashing in on supplying food to Tullow Oil Company, despite the fact that many of them are struggling to cope with the required standards. In July last year, Tullow Oil Company signed a contract with Hoima District Farmers Association-HODFA to supply food to its camps. Some farmers have been able to supply various food products. 

Tullow Oil is taking steps to further the human resource capacity by supporting Ugandan women career skills and development in the Oil and Gas industry. Tullow said it was  determined to help women to join highly skilled and specialized roles that will see them involved in the growth of the country.