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Uganda's Oil Production Timeline: What to Expect in 2026 and Beyond

With the long-awaited Final Investment Decision behind us, Uganda's oil sector is entering a critical phase of infrastructure development.

Jane Atim · Jun 18, 2026 · 1 min read

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Oil & Gas Oct 15, 2023

PAU Okays Resumption Of Works At CNOOC’s Kingfisher

Works at the CNOOC Uganda’s Kingfisher Development Area (KFDA) in Kikuube District, have resumed following the lifting of a suspension of operations by the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) on Friday October 13, 2023. The suspension followed a fatal accident at the KFDA last Friday, where a securi…

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Oil & Gas Oct 7, 2023

Operations At CNOOC Uganda’s Kingfisher Oilfield Halted After Death

All field operations at CNOOC Uganda Limited’s (CUL) Kingfisher oilfield have been halted by the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) following a fatal accident at the project area on Friday, October 6, 2023. We understand that while opening the camp gate to allow access to an oncoming truck, a secur…

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Oil & Gas Mar 2, 2023

French Court Grants TotalEnergies A Reprieve – For Now

DEI – A French civil court has dismissed a lawsuit brought against TotalEnergies over its oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania on a technicality. Under the suit filed in 2019, six Ugandan and French activist groups accused the company of failing to protect the project affected persons (PAPs) and the …

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Oil & Gas Feb 21, 2023

Uganda’s Oil Industry Following Best Practices In Land Acquisition

By Ali Ssekatawa 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 …

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Oil & Gas Feb 19, 2023

Uganda Women Seek Substantial Representation In Oil, Mining, Energy

DEI – The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) is leading efforts to establish the Women in Energy and Extractives Network (WEEN) – an initiative that aims at promoting the participation of women in the oil and gas, mining and energy sectors. WEEN, which will run as a non-governmental organization onc…

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Oil & Gas Feb 5, 2023

Uganda National Oil Company To Recover 65% Of Its Costs

By Assad Mugenyi The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) will only recover 65 per cent of its expenditure once it gets its Kasuruban Contract Area to the production stage, says Ruth Nankabirwa, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development. The minister was speaking earlier this week at the signing …

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Oil & Gas Jan 25, 2023

Uganda: Three Oil Blocks To Bounce Back In Third Licensing Round

By Jeff Mbanga At least three oil blocks will be part of Uganda’s third licensing round, which is scheduled to be announced in May. The ministry of Energy says it will announce the third licensing round during the East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition that will take place in Kampala, in M…

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Oil & Gas Jan 24, 2023

Uganda Starts Oil Drilling Today

By Assad Mugenyi DEI – Uganda will start drilling oil for production today when President Yoweri Museveni officially commissions the rig at the Kingfisher oil field located in Kikuube district. The watershed moment comes almost two decades after the first commercial discovery of oil was made in Ugan…

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Oil & Gas Jan 18, 2023

Interview: Uganda’s Oil Sector Is Not As Profitable As It Was In The Past

At the height of the oil and gas exploration period in Uganda 10 years ago, Threeways Shipping Services Limited was one of the biggest local companies operating in the industry. With revenue turnover of more than $30 million, the company was the embodiment of local resilience and might. And then exp…

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