With the long-awaited Final Investment Decision behind us, Uganda's oil sector is entering a critical phase of infrastructure development.
With the long-awaited Final Investment Decision behind us, Uganda's oil sector is entering a critical phase of infrastructure development.
TPDC confirms that the 543km natural gas pipeline connecting Mtwara to Dar es Salaam is now operating at full capacity.
Production at the Unity and Heglig oil fields has recovered to 140,000 barrels per day as infrastructure repairs near completion.
Ugandans have been advised to regulate their travel and embrace alternatives such as car-pooling as the country braces for another round of fuel price increases linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Irene Bateebe, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, says…
In a statement released yesterday, the government of Uganda sought to reassure the country that the war in the Middle East pitting Iran against the combined US-Israeli forces would have minimal, if any, effect on imports of petroleum products into the country – echoing our Saturday, February 28, 202…
United States of American-led strikes on Iran could trigger a spike in fuel prices in Uganda as oil shipping companies seek new trade routes away from the Strait of Hormuz – the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the Indian ocean. On Saturday morning, the US and Israel launched attacks on Ira…
Proscovia Nabbanja, the CEO, Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), thinks that owning a stake – and a significant one at that – in Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) is a no brainer. After all 65 percent of the transit volumes through the Kenya pipeline system is destined for Uganda, which translates to abo…
Uganda’s decision to acquire a 20.15 per cent stake in Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) will require a test of time to prove that this was smart business. This is after earlier indications showed that the country was – of no fault of its own – in a damn-if-you do, damn-if-you-don’t situation when it was…
Not long ago, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) was largely defined by its minority stakes – 15 percent in each of the Tilenga, Kingfisher and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) projects. Today, that description no longer fully captures the company’s growing influence across Uganda’s p…
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