Statement on the launch of the Petroleum Projects
The launch of the Tilenga Development Project and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, which was planned to take place on 22nd March, 2021, has been deferred to April 2021 due to the very sad and untimely demise of Dr. John Pombe Magufuli, the former President of the United Republic of Tanzania. President […]
The PAU is Fostering Gender Equity and Inclusivity in Uganda’s Petroleum Industry
The PAU is Fostering Gender Equity and Inclusivity in Uganda’s Petroleum Industry By Lindah Nalubanga,Senior National Content Officer -Manpower Research has proved that greater representation of women’s voices is vital for advancing sustainable development for any given community. It is further demonstrated that gender equity and inclusivity in the labour force can drive productivity and […]
Tilenga Project Affected Persons receive resettlement houses
Total E&P Uganda (TEPU) handed over twenty-nine (29) resettlement houses to primary residents under the first Resettlement Action Plan (RAP1) for land acquisition for the Tilenga project. RAP 1 covers land required for Industrial area that will host the Central Processing Facility (CPF) for Tilenga project in Uduku 2 and Kasinyi villages in Ngwedo sub-county, […]
Government of Uganda launches $500,000 capacity building project for Micro- Small and Medium sized enterprises along the EACOP route
The Government of Uganda through the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) has launched a $500,000 project to enhance the capacity of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) targeting businesses along the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) route. The project is funded by a grant from […]
Uganda is not exporting crude Oil
The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) notes the false and non-factual allegations that Uganda is exporting and selling crude oil, that have been circulated through various media. Oil is extracted from underground in its raw form, in what is commonly referred to as “crude oil”. It was alleged that the Government is secretly smuggling out […]
Update on National Suppliers’ Database 2021 for the Oil and Gas Sector
The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) is established under the Petroleum Exploration Development and Production Act of 2013 (The Act) to monitor and regulate oil and gas activities in the country. The Act requires the PAU to, among other things, establish and publish a central data base of persons involved in petroleum activities in Uganda […]
The state of Uganda’s Oil and Gas Sector: 10 infographics that tell the most important things that you must know about Uganda’s oil and gas sector
The Government of Uganda and Total on 11th September 2020, initialled the Uganda Host Government Agreement (HGA) for the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project. Subsequently, the Heads of State, their Excellences President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda and President Dr. John Pombe Magufuli of Tanzania on September 13, 2020 met in Chato, north-western […]
Flooding and rising water levels in the Albertine Graben
Prolonged and intense rainfall since September, 2019 has caused flooding and rising water levels in lakes, rivers and some low-lying areas in the country. The Ministry of Water and Environment has noted that the water level of Lake Albert has been rising rapidly and continuously and that this water level had surpassed the 1964 maximum […]
With over USD1 bn earned by Ugandans and over USD1.7 bn gov’t infrastructure investments; how oil and gas is changing Ugandan lives even before first oil flows
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 […]
Without a doubt, Uganda is on a steady path towards creating lasting value, as we journey to first oil– Petroleum Authority of Uganda’s Ernest Rubondo
If there is anybody in Uganda who knows Uganda’s oil and gas story, that person is Ernest Rubondo. Having completed his MSc in Petroleum Reservoir Geology at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London in 1990, he worked briefly with Scott Pickford Plc, a UK oil and gas consulting company and returned […]