By Sandra One in every seven people still lack electricity and most of them live in rural areas of the developing world, according to United Nations Development Programme 2020 report. Investing in solar, wind and thermal power, improving energy productivity and ensuring energy for all is vital if we are to achieve Sustainable Development Goal
The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) Ltd and China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner in oil exploration in Western Uganda. The MoU was signed by Dr. Josephine Wapakhabulo, CEO UNOC and Mr. Fang Zhi, the Chairman of CNOOC international today in Beijing and was witnessed by
Uganda has so far discovered 6.5 billion barrels of oil resources in 40% of the explored area in the Albertine graben. OIL PRODUCTION The government has set up a resettlement planning committee for persons affected by the oil industrial area to be established in Buliisa district. The oil companies – Total E&P and Tullow –
Uganda will next month on 27-28th September host the 3rd Uganda International Oil & Gas Summit (UIOGS) 2017, in partnership with Total and CNOOC Limited as lead sponsors and co-hosts to the event respectively at the Hotel Serena, Kampala. The country hosted a similar event in 2016 where President Yoweri K Museveni alongside Hon. Minister
WORKERS in the Petroleum industry will get a boast in skills training to enable them handle emerging tasks of the oil sector. According to officials from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource working together with their counterparts in the Education Ministry, Government plans to train 4,000 technicians to work in the gas and petroleum
The history of Uganda’s Oil sector and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) can not and will never be satisfactory complete without the name Fred Kabagambe Kaliisa. Kaliisa is currently the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, which is known for silently building a professional and excellence culture especially in the oil and gas
Chinese firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), rewarded 90 students in oil-rich Albertine graben for shining in last year’s national examinations. CNOOC is the major operators of Kingfisher oil well, located in Kyangwali Sub-county, Hoima district. The winners were are the best performing students in from across various lower education levels including; Primary Leaving
By Silver Kayondo… Oil prices have plunged again after China and South Korea posted weak economic results, while fading prospects for a coordinated output cut by leading crude exporters to reduce over-supply continue to hurt the market. China’s manufacturing sector has contracted at the fastest pace since January 2012, adding to the pile of worries
Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta has given a ‘State House team’ until the end of January to work out on the logistics of transporting the crude oil from the oil fields in the Turkana region to the sea-port according to latest Reports. A source quoted by The East African newspaper, said the team has been asked
Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral development concluded the evaluation process of the applicants of the first Licensing Round for Petroleum Exploration, Development and Production of six blocks in the oil rich Albertine graben. According to the permanent secretary ministry of Energy, Dr. Kabagambe Kalisa, Technical competence, Financial capability, Legal qualification and National content and