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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
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline route from Uganda to Tanzania

Uganda raises oil reserves estimate as first production nears in 2026

The reserve upgrade comes as the operator consortium maintains its schedule for the start of commercial production in the second half of next year
Workers at the Kingfisher Oil Field in Kikuube, Uganda, on 24 January, 2023. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni launched the drilling process at the Kingfisher Oil Field, operated by the Chinese oil giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation Cnooc.

Careful management of market uncertainties required to maximise returns from oil and gas

Uganda's oil and gas industry needs a minimum global crude oil price of $63 (Shs237,893) per barrel for maximum profitability
A petroleum storage facility run by the Kenya Pipeline Company

Uganda refused use of Kenya’s pipeline in Vitol deal

Unoc failed to meet licensing requirements for certain annual petroleum sales in Kenya, operation of five service stations and a depot in Kenya
A Shell petrol station in Kampala, managed by Vivo Energy

Why Uganda is entering exclusive fuel supply deal with Vitol

Uganda's decision to give the Dutch Vitol Group exclusive rights to supply its fuel was prompted by frustration at being kept in the dark about a similar deal between Kenya and two Gulf states
A group photo of oil company executives in Kampala, Uganda

Oil companies take final investment decision on Uganda projects

TotalEnergies, the French energy group, and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation have announced the long-awaited final investment decision for Uganda's oil projects, collectively referred to as the Lake Albert Development Project
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
Presidents Suluhu Hassan and Yoweri Museveni, seated

Uganda, Tanzania and Total sign off on pipeline project

Uganda, Tanzania, and Total S.A. on Sunday signed three agreements to finalise the development of an oil pipeline from Uganda's oil fields to Tanga on the Tanzanian coast

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