Overview of Uganda’s 60,000 Barrel Refinery Project
The refinery project is the child of the National Oil and Gas Policy (2008) for Uganda (objective 4) which seeks to promote valuable utilisation of the country’s oil and gas … Read More
Tag: Hoima
Uganda, Tanzania and Total E&P Uganda sign MoU on crude oil export pipeline framework
Government of the Republic of Uganda, the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, the Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corporation and Total E&P Uganda have a today signed a Memorandum of … Read More
Kenya, Uganda agree on crude oil pipeline route
The governments of Kenya and Uganda have announced that they have agreed on the route to be taken by the crude oil pipeline that will transport oil from the Albertine … Read More
Uganda admits loss of funds earmarked for oil projects related land compensation
The Uganda National Roads Authority has admitted part of $3.5 million set aside to compensate for loss of land to roads to connect the country’s oil rich district Hoima ahead … Read More
Search for East Africa’s Crude Oil Pipeline Builder to start in 6 Months
The search for the builder for the 1300km pipeline running from Uganda’s Hoima region through Lokichar in Turkana all the way to the Kenyan coast will commence in six months … Read More
Kenya Oil and Gas (upstream) sector fact file – shortened
Source: Ministry of Energy and Petroleum 1950-1992: 30 wells drilled by international oil companies in Kenya’s sedimentary basins. Two more wells drilled in the period stretching to 2010. None of … Read More
Uganda to use international events to promote its First Licensing Round for Petroleum Exploration
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has said it will be holding promotional Events for Uganda’s First Licensing Round for Petroleum Exploration, 2015. Potential investors will receive presentations and … Read More
Uganda begins evaluations of bids for Hoima-Kampala pipeline
The Ugandan government has announced that it has started evaluating bids from a number of international firms for the construction of the export pipeline from Hoima (refinery site) to Kampala … Read More
Toyota Tshusho named oil pipeline lead consultant
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Toyota Tshusho Engineering Corporation will design and carry out a feasibility study for the construction of a crude pipeline between Hoima to the Kenyan coast after the company … Read More
Uganda to train 600 students on oil and gas
The Ugandan government will award 600 scholarships to students from the resource rich Albertine region to train students in oil and gas courses following $28 million loan from the World … Read More