ENERGY

The Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), Proscovia Nabbanja, met with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner General, John Rujoki Musinguzi, to share progress on UNOC’s plan to be the sole supplier of petroleum products in the country.According to Nabbanja, UNOC intends to replace the current “Kenya open tender system,” such […]

The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has lifted the suspension of works at the Kingfisher Development Area (KFDA) in Kikuube District, paving the way for the resumption of operations.The KFDA is operated by CNOOC Uganda. Recently, it’s operations were suspended by PAU after an accident claimed the life of one worker on the site.Ernest Rubondo, […]

An innovative solution to use artificial intelligence to identify optimal locations for the installation of Electric Vehicle charging points has won the premier ‘TotalEnergies Uganda rEVolution hackathon’.The solution presented by the TBKN team was announced winner at an awards ceremony recently held in Kampala.The ceremony marks the conclusion of a three-months hackathon challenge launched by […]

TotalEnergies EP Uganda and Light for the World (LftW) have signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote equal, inclusive, and diverse employment for all qualified persons and to eliminate discrimination against Persons with Disabilities.Under the MoU, LftW, a global disability inclusion and development organization, will support TotalEnergies EP Uganda to streamline internal disability […]

TotalEnergies EP Uganda has reached another key milestone on the Tilenga project – the achievement of 20 million man-hours without Lost Time Incidents (LTI).This significant industry milestone was achieved on August 10, 2023, exactly 226 days since the 10 million man-hour mark that was realized in January 2023.With safety at the core of its operations, […]

The Minister of State for Energy, Sidronius Okaasai, has attributed the rising fuels prices in Uganda to the deepening OPEC & supply cuts, strong world oil demand & the seasonal impact of the summer season in Europe & United States.He said the situation has been worsened by the foreign exchange fluctuations but was quick to […]