Buliisa people angry over government suspension of their compensation for their land for oil reach areas. Buliisa county mp Stephen Mukitale suspects foul play by the companies and the government and yet most residents in the oil rich Buliisa district have not been compensated for the last 12 years. He urged civil society organizations to take […]
Members of the Oil Refinery Residents Association have issued an open letter to the presidents’ Yoweri Museveni and John Magufuli demanding compensation. Members expressed disappointment over the fact that the government of Uganda is pursuing oil developments some of which will be developed through their land but is yet to compensate and relocate them. The letter authored […]
The Government of Uganda has today signed a production sharing agreement and issued license for petroleum exploration, development and production over the Kanywataba contract area with Armour energy limited from Australia. Speaking during the signing ceremony at the energy ministry, the energy Minister Eng. Irene Muloni said, this is the first production sharing agreement to be signed in […]
Oil prospecting giant in Uganda, Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) has announced that they have solved the long standing tax dispute with the government of Uganda that had put their oil development plans in Uganda on hold. The UK based Oil Company said in a statement on Tuesday that it has today signed a Memorandum of […]