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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 Apr 22, 2021

Exploration Results at Orom-Cross Graphite Project Beat Set Targets

British firm Blencowe Resources Plc says results from its latest drilling programme at the Orom-Cross graphite project in Kitgum district showed twice more resources than the firm was targeting, further raising the profile of the project. Blencowe was undertaking its maiden JORC mineral resource stu…

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Oil & Gas Apr 22, 2021

UNRA: Delivering Critical Oil Roads Urgently

As one of the major players in securing the transport corridors to facilitate logistic movement and construction of central processing facilities, among others, the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has made tremendous advances in ensuring that the major oil road corridors are motor-able. A loo…

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Oil & Gas Apr 22, 2021

Hussein Amin Is Wrong on Uganda’s Share of Oil Revenues

Mr. Hussein Lumumba Amin’s assertion that Uganda got a bad deal from the oil and gas projects, and that it will only earn $5 per barrel, is not only factually wrong but does not make logical sense. Mr. Amin ignorantly mixes up the economics of the upstream with the midstream. To understand the gover…

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Oil & Gas Apr 22, 2021

Bollore Wins East Africa Oil Pipeline Logistics Bid

Bollore Logistics, the international freight logistics firm, has been chosen as the best bidder for the transportation and storage of major equipment needed for the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), according to our sources. Bollore beat two other international companies –…

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Mining Apr 22, 2021

Sipa Seeks Investors for Its Uganda Mining Project

DEI – Australian junior mining firm Sipa Resources says that its Uganda mining project at Akelikongo in Kitgum district, northern Uganda, is “currently being marketed to potential JV partners to fund future work.” As part of the pitch to investors, Sipa says that its Nickel-Copper discovery at Akeli…

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Oil & Gas Apr 16, 2021

Uganda Oil Production Closer After EACOP Project Launch – Minister

The signing of key oil and gas agreements on Sunday, April 11, 2021, was a major requirement for the announcement of the Final Investment Decision (FID) and a historic milestone in Uganda’s journey to First Oil, Dr. Mary Goretti Kitutu, Uganda’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, has said. …

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Mining May 17, 2020

Sipa seeks new partner after Rio Tinto exit

Sipa Resources intends to fly a couple of investors to its Akelikongo nickel sulphide discovery in the Kitgum-Pader area after Uganda lifts its lockdown as the Australian company looks for new partners after the exit of Rio Tinto. On April 30, Rio Tinto wrote off $4.2 million – pocket change for a c…

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Mining Aug 25, 2017

Police creates new mineral protection unit

Jesca Keigombe has been appointed the head of the Police Minerals Protection Unit, according to a recent statement signed by Kale Kayihura, the Inspector General of Police. The appointment of Keigombe comes in the wake of growing complaints from some investors about encroachment of local artisanal m…

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Mining Aug 25, 2017

Railway officials to meet top oil and mining lobby group

The Standard Gauge Railway Uganda project senior team will later this week meet Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum (UCMP) top leadership and board members in a discussion about the new railway and emerging opportunities surrounding the $2.3bn project. The UCMP is a private sector lobby group for …

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