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Ernest Rubondo cuts a three-tier cake reading "Thank You For Your Service" on a stage lit for "A Legacy of Leadership," surrounded by applauding guests including a woman in a blue jacket.
Petroleum Authority of Uganda

Rubondo’s PAU exit closes with a delayed send-off

Ernest Rubondo, PAU's first executive director, was feted at the Sheraton a month after his exit, with successor talks still ongoing
A group including President Museveni pulls back a yellow ribbon to reveal the Kampala Storage Terminal foundation plaque, with a soldier and officials looking on.
Kampala Storage Terminal

Ticking bomb in Mpigi: a 320-million-litre oil terminal beside an open-air landfill

A $310mn petroleum terminal meant to bolster Uganda's fuel security rises in Mpigi beside an open-air landfill mired in legal dispute
Overhead shot of the Jinja Storage Terminal in Jinja Town

Uganda’s oil company ditches equity partner for its biggest terminal yet

A $309.7mn fuel terminal outside Kampala signals a shift in how Uganda's state oil company funds strategic energy infrastructure
A low-angle view of a modern, glass-fronted office building against a partly cloudy blue sky. The central facade bears the words "Petroleum House" above "Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development," separated by a circular government emblem.

In Fred Kabanda, petro engineers win Petroleum Authority succession war

Fred Kabanda, an African Development Bank executive, will lead Uganda's oil regulator as commercial crude production approaches
A drilling rig at the Kingfisher field in Western Uganda
Uganda National Oil Company

Understanding Uganda’s revenue from the oil and gas sector

How much will Uganda earn from the oil and gas industry, and how was it determined? How much do the foreign oil companies stand to make? A dissection of Uganda's production-sharing agreements

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