OIL CASH KING VITOL GOES BIG! Uganda’s Sole Fuel Importer Pumps Sh11.3Trn Into Mega Gas Project
Uganda’s sole fuel importation partner, Vitol, is flexing its financial muscle across Africa, backing a massive $3 billion (about Sh11.3...
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Stanbic, Stakeholders Back Uganda’s Oil Transition with Focus on Value Creation
MUNYONYO: 29th April, 2026: The 11th Oil and Gas Convention 2026 is taking place at the Speke Resort Convention Centre in...
THE TRUTH! Why USD 100 oil isn’t the economy-killer it used to be
By Manpreet Gill Just how much should investors worry about high oil prices? Amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, it...
UPIK IN CRISIS! Staff Gaps, Sh1.67bn Arrears, Shady Procurements & Stalled Projects Expose Management Failures
A fresh storm has erupted at the Uganda Petroleum Institute-Kigumba (UPIK) after a hard-hitting Auditor General’s 2025 report exposed deep-rooted...
FINAL COUNTDOWN! Uganda’s giant UAE-backed $4bn refinery deal poised to make it East Africa’s fuel king!
Uganda’s long-awaited national oil refinery has entered its most decisive phase yet, as the government moves closer to sealing a...
FUEL GIANT MELTDOWN! TotalEnergies in Trouble for Failure to Pay Govt, Supplier Shs1.6Trillion
The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has thrown out an appeal by TotalEnergies, paving the way for a full trial...
GREEN-WASHING! TotalEnergies on spot for lying to the world about going green with fake “clean energy, climate gospel” while swimming in crude oil profits
The French oil beast TotalEnergies — famous for its glossy green ads and “net-zero by 2050” sermons — has been...
ARE UGANDANS BEING DUPED?…As Shilling Strength Vs Dollar Fails to Lower Fuel Prices
KAMPALA — For the past six months, the Ugandan shilling has been gaining steadily against the US dollar, a development...
END OF AN ERA! Energy sector set to lose its gem as veteran commissioner Malinga retires
By our reporter After 32 years of dedicated service, Honey Malinga, Uganda's veteran Energy Ministry Commissioner, is set to retire...
M7 launches Equity Bank funded L.Victoria logistics facility to optimize oil transportation from Kenya to Uganda
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday launched Lake Victoria Logistics, a company aiming at reducing the cost of transporting fuel...
Museveni assures Total Energies Exploration & Production boss of gov’t support
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today met TotalEnergies President for Exploration and Production, Mr. Nicolas Terraz who paid a courtesy...
No Ugandan Oil has been sold, UNOC
Uganda has not sold any single cup of oil from Albertine graben as it is being alleged, the government has...
Minister Nankabirwa Briefs Tanzanian President on Fuel Importation Policy and EACOP Progress
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development over the weekend held a fruitful meeting with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu. Dr...
Total bosses on spot for denying Ugandans oil jobs
Total Energies EP Uganda, one of the firms involved in the development of Uganda’s Lake Albert oil resources and in...
OPINION: Petrobras Oil scandal and lessons for Uganda to learn
The Petrobras oil scandal, also known as Operation Car Wash, was a major corruption scandal that rocked Brazil's state-owned oil...
OIL&GAS FOCUS! TotalEnergies unveils 200 Ugandans to join the TILENGA academy
TotalEnergies EP Uganda has unveiled 200 Ugandan youth who have been selected from the Tilenga MOOC to join the Tilenga...
PRESS RELEASE! TotalEnergies EP Uganda records crucial health, safety industry milestones on Tilenga Project
BY ANDREW COHEN AMVESI TotalEnergies EP Uganda has successfully achieved 10-million-man hours without Lost Time Injuries (LTI) on the Tilenga...
Excitement as EACOP-Affected Persons get new Houses
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Dr Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu today handed over the first batch of replacement...
Excitement as Uganda Makes Big Stride towards First Oil
Uganda’s oil industry registered another key milestone on January 24, 2022, with the launch of the spudding (commencement of drilling...
African Oil Producing Countries Urged on Making Petroleum Data More Valuable
KAMPALA: The 7th African Petroleum Data Management Forum Conference (APDMF) has officially opened at the Commonwealth Resort, Munyonyo – Kampala,...