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Oranto Petroleum

At the centre of Uganda’s high-stakes petroleum succession battle are outgoing PAU Executive Director Ernest Rubondo, Board Chair Lynda Biribonwa, legal chief Ali Ssekatawa, and petroleum geoscientist Abdul Bazaara Byakagaba; key figures shaping the fierce contest over leadership, technical expertise, and institutional control ahead of Uganda’s first oil.
At the centre of Uganda’s high-stakes petroleum succession battle are outgoing PAU Executive Director Ernest Rubondo, Board Chair Lynda Biribonwa, legal chief Ali Ssekatawa, and petroleum geoscientist Abdul Bazaara Byakagaba; key figures shaping the fierce contest over leadership, technical expertise, and institutional control ahead of Uganda’s first oil.

Inside the High-Stakes Battle Raging Over Who Replaces Ernest Rubondo at Uganda’s Petroleum Regulator Ahead of First Oil

With barely three months left before Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) Executive Director Ernest Rubondo reaches the end of his second and final term, a fierce undercurrent is now bubbling beneath Uganda’s
May 26, 2026
The Ngassa block, which was part of Exploration Area 2 (EA2) licensed to Tullow Uganda Operations Pty Ltd (Tullow), was relinquished back to the Government of Uganda in 2011 as per the obligations in the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA).

Uganda gives Nigerian firm, Oranto Petroleum, two more years to explore oil

Uganda has extended an oil exploration license to Nigeria’s Oranto Petroleum Ltd. by two years after the company asked for compensation for time lost during the Covid-19 pandemic. The permit had been
December 28, 2023
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