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Uganda's Oil Production Timeline: What to Expect in 2026 and Beyond

With the long-awaited Final Investment Decision behind us, Uganda's oil sector is entering a critical phase of infrastructure development.

Jane Atim · Jun 18, 2026 · 1 min read

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Oil & Gas Jun 29, 2025

TotalEnergies, SLB Donate Pricey Computing Systems To Uganda Universities

Students pursuing oil and gas studies at Makerere, Kyambogo and Nkumba universities have reason to smile following the donation of costly specialized education software and computer hardware by TotalEnergies EP Uganda and SLB, recently. TotalEnergies provided each institution eight computer hardware…

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Oil & Gas Jun 7, 2025

DGR’s Kanywataba Oil License In Uganda Expires

Australia’s DGR Global Limited announced on Thursday that its exploration license for the Kanywataba oil block in Ntoroko district has expired, with the government of Uganda reclaiming the rights over the area. The company, which has no option of renewing the license after it exhausted the maximum e…

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Oil & Gas Apr 3, 2025

Future Of Uganda’s Kanywataba, Turaco Oil Blocks Now Uncertain After Conjugate Energy Is Dissolved

Conjugate Energy Limited, the company that was registered in the United Kingdom in February 2023 to specifically hold the interests in the Kanywataba and Turaco oil exploration areas in Western Uganda, was dissolved on April 1, 2025 after financial woes plagued its parent company in Australia. The U…

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Oil & Gas Mar 30, 2025

Uganda’s Refinery Project Taking Shape With Implementation Agreement Signing

Uganda’s oil refinery project has taken a major step towards becoming a reality following the signing the of the Implementation Agreement at State House Entebbe, in a ceremony presided over by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the main proponent of the project. A Ministry of Energy and Mineral Devel…

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Oil & Gas Mar 29, 2025

EACOP Announces Major Financing Boost Involving African Banks

On Wednesday this week, EACOP Ltd, the company in charge of the construction and future operation of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), announced the closing of the first tranche of external financing for the project after more than three years of mobilizing the funds. This funding, a comp…

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Oil & Gas Feb 28, 2025

Only Equity Financing Lined Up For Uganda’s Oil Refinery

After the trauma Uganda’s oil project has faced over the last couple of years as shareholder requests for loans for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) were swiftly turned down, the government has decided not to return to the debt market for its other project, the oil refinery. Instead, Ugan…

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Oil & Gas Feb 28, 2025

Uganda To Announce Oil Bidding Round

Uganda is expected to make an announcement on the third oil bidding round in the second quarter of this calendar year as the country seeks for more oil resources to support two key projects – the crude oil pipeline and oil refinery – that are both due for commissioning within five years. In November…

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Oil & Gas Feb 20, 2025

EACOP Loan Has Been Secured

All the debt (loans) needed for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has been sourced and signed off, according to our reliable sources. The acquisition of the last batch of debt from China was the last major hurdle for the construction of the world’s longest underground heated crude oil pipe…

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Oil & Gas Jan 4, 2025

Court Orders URA To Pay Heritage $193m After Flawed Tax Calculation In Tullow Deal

The Commercial Division of the High Court of Uganda has ordered the Uganda Revenue Authority to refund $45 million (plus interest) to Heritage Oil and Gas Limited, after ruling that the tax body erroneously computed the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when omitting to add Heritage’s exploration costs of $15…

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