Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Sept.16, TotalEnergies EP Uganda (TEPU), in collaboration with the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, held the inaugural Tilenga Social Performance Forum at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel under the theme “Catalysing Sustainable Development: Sharing Value and Creating Impact.” The forum provided a strategic platform for …
Read More »Vivo Energy and UNOC partner for major LPG hub
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda and the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), on behalf of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, today formalized a landmark partnership to develop significant Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage infrastructure at the Kabalega Industrial Park. This strategic collaboration is set …
Read More »OIL AND GAS: 100 Ugandan students off for international training courtesy of TotalEnergies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One hundred young Ugandans will soon start advanced studies in Oil and Gas operations and maintenance in France, Malaysia, and Oman in preparation for their future deployment on the Tilenga project . This group, that will be key in the production phase of the …
Read More »Alur Kingdom officials visit Tilenga and Kingfisher oil
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cultural leaders from the Alur Kingdom have concluded a successful familiarization tour of oil and gas project operations in the Lake Albert Basin, noting that the developments are progressing as planned. According to the kingdom officials, the tour, organized by the Uganda National Oil …
Read More »Ugandan companies asked to join exploration for oil
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The cumulative investments in the oil and gas sector stood at over 7.5 billion dollars by the end on 2023 says the Petroleum Authority of Uganda. Peninah Aheebwa , the Director Economic and National Content Monitoring at the Petroleum Authority Uganda (PAU) reveals that as …
Read More »TotalEnergies finalizes land acquisition and resettlement for Tilenga project
Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 800 Tilenga Project Affected Persons (PAPs) under Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) 2-5 in Buliisa, Hoima, and Kikuube districts have received income-generating starter packs, company officials said at an event held at Kibambura playground in Buliisa district on Oct.15 to commemorate the conclusion of the …
Read More »TotalEnergies hands over last batch of resettlement houses to Tilenga landowners
Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda on Tuesday handed over the last batch of 100 resettlement houses to Project Affected Persons-PAPs under the Tilenga project in the Bunyoro sub-region. Each of those was given a land title on which the house was constructed as proof of ownership. …
Read More »72 wells successfully drilled ahead of 1st oil production
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda said 72 oil wells in its two production areas in the country’s western and northern regions have been successfully drilled ahead of commercial production slated for next year. Ruth Nankabirwa, minister of energy and mineral development, told journalists on Wednesday during a press conference …
Read More »TotalEnergies drills 47 wells under the Tilenga project ahead of first oil 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotaLEnergies says it has so far completed the drilling of 47 wells under the Tilenga project in the Albertine Graben. Drilling operations on wells located in Bulisa and Nwoya districts started In July 2023. Some of the completed wells are located in the Murchison Falls …
Read More »Over 3000 youths benefit from Total Energies education initiatives
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Total Energies EP Uganda has revealed that its youth inclusion and education initiatives have benefited up to 3,000 youths in Uganda since their rollout ten years ago. This announcement was made by Philippe Groueix, the company’s General Manager, during a ceremony in Kampala commemorating the …
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