Q&A: Energy lawyer Elison Karuhanga and Patrick Mweheire, Chairman, Uganda Chamber of Mines & Petroleum discuss the future of Uganda’s oil and gas resources On 01 February 2022, Total Energies EP Uganda, CNOOC Uganda Limited, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), and the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) announced the Final Investment Decision on the Lake Albert Development. This follows a long journey that started in 2006 after the confirmation of commercial quantities of oil and gas resources in Uganda. One of the major issues that has been at play is how to maximise the positive impact on Uganda while minimising the negative effects of oil and gas that have been seen in other countries, especially in Africa. Elison Karuhanga an energy lawyer with Kampala Associated Advocates, interviews Patrick Mweheire the Regional Chief Executive - East Africa at Standard Bank Group and Chairman, Governing Council of the Uganda Chamber of Mines & Petroleum about the various aspects of the oil and gas industry.
Elison Karuhanga (L) an energy lawyer with Kampala Associated Advocates and Patrick Mweheire the Regional Chief Executive - East Africa at Standard Bank Group and Chairman, Governing Council of the Uganda Chamber of Mines & Petroleum
As chairman of the Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum, what does the chamber focus on?
At the Chamber, there are a few things we have tried to focus on. In the initial stage, we were more of a lobbying and advocacy group but since we had the final investment decision on oil and gas, we have realigned and focused on four arrears, namely:
Local content and employment creation— there is a
beylikdüzü escort,istanbul escort,beylikdüzü escort,ataköy escort,esenyurt escort,avcılar escort,bakırköy escort,esenyurt escort,esenyurt escort,avcılar escort,beylikdüzü escort