During the next 5 -10 years, Uganda’s land acquisition processes for oil and gas infrastructure will become the benchmark for best practices for mega projects that require large chunks of land. The success of any mega infrastructure or construction project, as is in the case of the oil and gas industry world over, which requires a footprint is mirrored in the quality of processes such as a comprehensive Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). The RAP encompasses planning (and implementation) for compensation and resettlement of the Project Affected Persons (PAPs). Uganda’s RAPs for the oil projects were designed with one overarching principle-…
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The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has come to clarify on the information about the Environment and Social Impact Assessment reports for Oil and Gas projects in Uganda. In a September 19th statement, NEMA says, among others that Environment and Social Impact Assessments followed the time tested and conventionally agreed principles of the Environment and Social Impact mitigation hierarchy which involves avoidance of sensitive eco-systems, mitigating manageable impacts including reducing of impacts, environmental restoration as well as offsetting of residual impacts. NEMA adds that the process was done in consultation with relevant lead agencies and other stakeholders including conducting public…
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“While Uganda will become an oil producer in the years ahead, we see only a gradual return to the pre-COVID growth trend of c.6%. We now forecast growth of 5.1% in 2022 (6.0% prior) and 6.6% in 2023 (7.0%), when oil-related construction activity should gain momentum,” says Razia Khan, Chief Economist & Head of Research, Middle East & Africa, Standard Chartered Bank The Final Investment Decision (FID) was announced; first oil is expected in 2025, with an eventual ramp-up in production to 230kb/d. Land purchases related to oil developments are almost complete, and preliminary work on the East African Crude…
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A consortium of five organizations has today commissioned two studies to define business opportunities in the agriculture, and housing sectors linked to Uganda’s emerging oil and gas economy. This comes a day after government signed the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the crude oil pipeline, Tilenga and Kingfisher Oil development projects. The Consortium of partners includes Stanbic Bank Uganda, aBi Finance, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Stanbic Properties Limited, and the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU)—– the government agency that monitors and regulates the exploration, development, production, together with refining, transmission, and storage of petroleum in Uganda. In one of…
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TotalEnergies EP Uganda has launched a free online program dubbed the Tilenga MOOC (Tilenga Massive Open Online Courses) as part of its commitment to National Content Development in Uganda. The program is aimed at identifying, recruiting, training and developing 120 – 150 talented Ugandans to be able to participate in the country’s Oil and Gas sector. The successful beneficiaries will be trained over the next four years to become production operators, maintenance, and inspection technicians for the Tilenga project. The training will be undertaken in partnership with the Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba (UPIK) followed by international training exposure at a…
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The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has responded to allegations that the ongoingprocurement processes for the oil and gas projects in Uganda are denying Ugandans economic rights to participate in the projects. The Authority says all the ongoing processes are being done well within the law. In June 2021, Andrew Oluka, a Ugandan lawyer, filed a motion against the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) and two International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Uganda – Total E&P Uganda Limited and CNOOC Uganda Limited. Oluka alleges that the ongoing procurement processes for the oil and gas projects in Uganda are denying Ugandans…
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Uganda’s expanding oil and gas industry has the potential to transform the country’s economy and society, creating jobs, fostering the next generation of engineers, and promoting gender diversity. Overall investment in Uganda’s oil and gas sector today stands at approximately $1.8bn. Combined, capital and operational expenditure and industry revenues are forecast to hit $5bn a year by 2030. However, these rewards must be balanced against the environmental impact of onshore operations. The impact of climate change is ever present in Uganda. As recently as last year, the residents of western Rwenzori endured flash floods that destroyed their village and the…
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President Museveni has lauded Uganda Airlines after flying with the national carrier yesterday on his way to Tanzania to sign oil agreements. On his twitter handle, the President said: “I had not flown using the @UG_Airlines, until yesterday. The crew is very good. When they were landing, I did not know we had landed.” He added: “Regarding the alleged corruption in the airline, some elements in management and the board MUST face the consequences.” Oil warning Speaking in Dar-es-Salaam, Museveni warned the Uganda and Tanzania governments against forgetting about other sectors which supported economic development in the two countries in…
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Families affected by the construction of the Tilenga Central Processing Facility in Buliisa district has finally received houses as part of their relocation package, thanks to Total E&P.Up to 623 persons in Kasenyi village were affected when the government acquired 320-hectares of land in Kasenyi village in Ngwedu sub-county to pave way for the construction of the Tilenga central processing facility. The facility will be used to process crude oil produced from Buliisa and Nwoya districts to extract water, gas and other impurities, before being piped to the refinery in Kabaale, Hoima District.But 30 of the Project Affected Persons opted for…
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From the time Uganda hit the first commercially viable oil finds at Mputa-1 well on 6th January 2006, the word on everyone’s lips has been “first oil”. Cabinet in 2008 passed the National Oil and Gas Policy (NOGP) 2008 which laid out a path for ensuring that Uganda’s oil and gas resources would be dedicated to poverty eradication and the creation of lasting value to society. This would be possible through “high standards of transparency and accountability in licensing, procurement, exploration, development and production operations as well as management of revenues from oil and gas.” Pursuant to the NOGP,…
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