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As the Director of Economic, and National Content Monitoring, Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), Peninah Aheebwa is responsible for ensuring cost-efficient oil and gas operations in the country, the economic feasibility of the projects and promoting the participation of Ugandans in the sector. Ms. Aheebwa has experience in the economics, commercial and policy aspects of Uganda’s oil and gas sector. She has contributed to the negotiation of the production licenses, Production Sharing Agreements, the commercialization plans for the country’s oil and gas resources and the formulation of the country’s legal and regulatory framework. She holds a Master’s of Science degree…
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Ali Ssekatawa was appointed the Director for Legal and Corporate Affairs at the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) in 2017. He has since amassed years of experience, specializing in tax and oil and gas law. Before the Petroleum Authority, he served with the Uganda Revenue Authority from 2005, rising through the ranks, and was appointed Head of the Litigation portfolio and was a public tax prosecutor from 2011 to 2017. He has litigated and won groundbreaking cases in Uganda and other International Tribunals such as the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the Permanent Court of Arbitration….
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Tom Ayebare Rukundo is the Manager of Economic and Financial Analysis at the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) and a rising star where he leads the oversight of the economic and financial aspects of Uganda’s Oil and Gas sector in addition to harnessing linkages between the Oil and Gas sector and other sectors of the Economy for broad-based economic growth. He was deeply involved in the negotiations that facilitated the Final Investment Decision and secured the government’s take from the projects in addition to spearheading and sourcing close to a billion shillings from the private sector to fund research on…
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Esther Mang’enya is the Managing Director of Azania Bank. She is responsible for managing the bank’s overall operations by ensuring the effective and efficient implementation of the agreed plans, budget,…
Alex Nyombi has over nineteen years of experience in the oil and gas industry with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. He’s a member of the Ugandan team that acquired technical data in the Albertine Graben and promoted the country’s oil and gas potential to industry to attract investment. Nyombi participated in the drafting and putting in place the new legislation for the oil and gas sector in Uganda and chaired the team that put in place the new model Production Sharing Agreement and other related agreements for the country. He was the License Manager for the Kingfisher Development…
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Clovice Bright Irumba is a Petroleum Geoscientist with specialized training and practical knowledge in Petroleum Law and Policy with 20 years of working experience in the oil and gas industry, a career that started at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development of Uganda. He has researched the evolution of the legal framework governing the oil and gas industry in Uganda which has made him develop unique skills not only in legal drafting but also development analysis of petroleum policy and strategy. Mr. Irumba was involved in field studies in the Albertine Graben to establish the petroleum potential of Uganda…
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Adrian Bukenya has over twenty years of global professional experience in the energy, infrastructure and financial services sectors. Sixteen of these were spent in operations across Africa in senior leadership roles. Adrian has a wide range of experience including business development, government relations, regulatory affairs, organizational transformation, stakeholder engagement and people growth and development. Adrian is a motivated self-starter and is keen on developing business strategies through effective leadership to deliver sustainable value for all stakeholders. Most recently, he was appointed as the Country Director for the Mastercard Foundation in Uganda. Before this, he served as Uganda Country Manager for…
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Innocent Kihika is a Partner at Shonubi Musoke & Co Advocates. He is one of the most respected lawyers in oil and gas. He obtained a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University, Uganda, a Diploma in Legal Practice from Law Development Centre, Uganda and a Post Graduate Diploma in Telecommunication and Information Technology Law- University of Strathclyde- Scotland. He has received training from the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships (IP3).He is a member of the International Bar Association, the East Africa Law Society, and the Uganda Law Society. He specializes in energy, mining, and infrastructure law. His experience includes advising on…
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Philippe Groueix is a seasoned and highly skilled oil and gas professional with three decades of experience within Total Energies. He is currently the General Manager of TotalEnergies EP Uganda and Country Chair of TotalEnergies in Uganda. His assignment in Uganda began 1st of September 2021, with the responsibility to bring the Tilenga Oil Project to its first oil in 2025. Phillipe continues to spearhead the significant progress in drilling over 426 oil wells and developing the Industrial Area, which will host a Central Processing Facility (CPF) capable of handling 190,000 barrels. Drilling began in June 2023 and is progressing…
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Eng. Dr. Michael Mugerwa is a chemical engineer, with over 32 years of professional technical and management experience in the global oil, gas and renewable energy industry. He currently works with Uganda Refinery Holding Company, a subsidiary of Uganda National Oil Company. His areas of expertise include process engineering, project management, project controls, risk management, contracts, safety, oil refinery technologies, fuel cell systems, and geothermal power plants. Mugerwa is in the lead of managing the construction of the expected 60,000-barrel oil refinery in Kabalega Industrial Park in Hoima District. In the recent past, he was based in Europe and North…
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