Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bad land tenure systems, bad economic situation and corruption are abetting human rights violations in the areas where mining and oil and gas sector activities are happening, according to recent studies. These include environmental rights, child rights, access to property and information, and the right …
Read More »Petroleum Authority, Stanbic Incubator sign SME contract
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has entered a partnership with Stanbic Business Incubator Limited (SBIL) and other partners to build the capacity of over 200 Ugandan enterprises along the export crude oil pipeline route to compete for contracts to supply Uganda’s oil and gas sector. The …
Read More »Ensuring future generations benefit from oil resources
While Africa looks to accelerate the development of its significant oil and gas resources – particularly as the continent struggles with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and energy poverty crisis – significant investment is needed in the upstream and midstream sectors. Rather than abandon fossil fuels in the name …
Read More »CNOOC Uganda Limited announces Final Investment Decision for the Kingfisher Project
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CNOOC Uganda Limited, an oil and gas company has announced Final Investment Decision (FID) for the development of the Kingfisher Development Area (KFDA) and the LA 2 South. The decision was made following accomplishment of the Host Government Agreement (HGA) signed between Government of Uganda and Tanzania …
Read More »Museveni urges oil companies to commit to getting oil flowing in 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “D-Day means Day of Departure, and to us, its day of departure to work.” This is what the announcement of the Final Investment Decision on Tuesday means for the oil and gas joint venture companies, according to Total Energies Chairman and Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanné. …
Read More »Debate over oil project emissions
Why environmentalists fear fumes but want the oil Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda’s contribution of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere—one of the gases that are infamous for the global climate change crisis—is at the moment insignificant. Uganda accounts for only 0.01% of the total global carbon emissions …
Read More »9,000 enroll for oil and gas training
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 9,000 people have enrolled for the Tilenga Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). The program is part of TotalEnergies commitment to National Content Development in Uganda. “The program is aimed at identifying, recruiting, training, and developing 120-150 talented Ugandans to be able to participate …
Read More »TotalEnergies EP Uganda unveils free online training ahead of oil production in 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda has unveiled a free online program dubbed the Tilenga MOOC (Tilenga Massive Open Online Courses) as the country moves towards oil production in 2025. The program seeks to identify, recruit, train and develop 120-150 talented Ugandans to be able to participate in …
Read More »Oil and gas investments to total UGX 11 Trillion in 2022 – PAU
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is expected to attract investments worth 3 billion dollars (10.6 trillion shillings) this year in the oil and gas sector alone as developments towards production in 2025 proceed. According to the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, PAU, investments in the sector were worth 500 million …
Read More »CNOOC, Standards Agency trains oil sector vehicle drivers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CNOOC Uganda Limited, an oil and gas company recently trained and awarded certificates to drivers in heavy goods vehicle driving undertaken since October 2021. The beneficiaries can now professionally drive heavy goods trucks and trailers (class CH License) or rigid trucks (class CM license). The …
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