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
Tag: Hoima
More Oil blocks expected to be relinquished in 2014/15 – Experts
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] More companies are expected to lose their blocks in Kenya as a result of relinquishments in the coming months. This is in compliance to their production sharing contracts that … Read More
East African crude oil pipeline construction an ‘emergency project’
The Kenyan government has announced that the construction of its 800km pipeline part of the 1300 kilometer Uganda-Kenya pipeline will be classified as an emergency project. The entire pipeline which … Read More
Uganda Refinery lead advisor expected to be known by July 2014
Uganda has received detailed proposals for the role of lead investor for the development of 60,000 barrels per day oil refinery in Hoima. The proposals submitted by four of six … Read More
Uganda wants $30.2 million for oil refinery compensation
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Story by New Vision The construction of the oil refinery is likely to delay, if the Government does not provide sh73b to enable the compensation and resettlement of … Read More
Museveni, Uhuru, Kagame Talk Oil
Story by RedPepper Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta and Rwandan President Paul Kagame last night held private talks in the capital Kigali over what sources say, was oil … Read More
Infrastructure projects Uganda must undertake for quick oil production
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Amid accusations from British explorer firm Tullow Oil that Uganda was dragging its feet in relation to becoming an oil producer the government is said to be pulling … Read More
Challenges Kenya, Uganda face in oil production
The East African region is now focus of the world as it joins the league of oil producing countries with over 1.6 billion barrels discovered in Uganda and Kenya with … Read More