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October 5, 2023 by ucem
Friday 23rd April, 2021, Kampala; Government through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has approved the Resettlement Action Plan for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project. Further reading: (38) Post | LinkedIn
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The Uganda Chamber of Minesand Petroleum C(UCMP) recently made a decade since its official launch in March 2010. Having beenestablished as a not-for-profit, member-based voluntary organisation, the Chamber represents the interests of private sector players in the mining and petroleum sectors in Uganda. The Chamber achieves this through collaboration with the Government to meaningfully develop […]
NOTING that on 31st March, 2021, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda invited Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania to attend and witness the signing ceremony of the Host Government Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uganda and the EACOP Company on […]
As Uganda eagerly waits for the big decision which will unlock opportunities for businesses, employment and tax revenues in the oil and gas sector, risk has not been one of the things being considered yet oil and gas companies invest massively in mitigating risk and its adverse effects…
With investors and the private sector waiting for the Final Investment Decision (FID) expected early 2021,.
The Petroleum Authority of Uganda is confident that the country will start commercial oil production very soon. The Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda Ernest Rubondo says the final investment decision is expected to be made early this year, which will pave way for commercial oil production in Uganda..
On 21st Oct 2020, Tullow Oil received the Government approvals for $575 million sale of their Uganda assets to Total. For more details: Government approvals received for $575 million sale of Uganda assets to Total | Tullow Oil plc (LSE: TLW)
On 26th August 2020 UCMP launched a 90 days media campaign aimed as spotlighting the opportunities, challenges, linkages and readiness for development of Uganda’soil and mining subsectors. Further details: 90 days of oil and mining: New campaign to highlight the journey of Uganda’s oil sector – Nile Post
Keeping Uganda’s economy running during and after this novel trying time is critical. At the Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum we know that it
On 26th August 2020 UCMP launched a 90 days media campaign aimed as spotlighting the opportunities..
MINING LEGAL AND REGULATORY
The Energy and Mineral Development sector remains key in moving the country towards attaining the national strategic direction as stipulated in the National Development Plan and the NRM manifesto. Since the last budget cycle, the sector has made significant significant progress with a number of new power generation and transmission infrastructure were completed and commissioned […]
UGANDA’S MINERAL POTENTIALMetallic mineral resources: Beryllium, Bismuth, Copper, Cobalt, Columbite -Tantalite (Coltan), Chromium, Gold, Iron, Lead, Lithium, Manganese, Platinum Group of Metals (PGM), Rare Earth Elements (REE), Tin, Uranium, Wolfram and Zinc. Industrial minerals: Bentonite, Clay, Diatomite, Dimension Stones (Granite), Feldspar, Glass sands, Graphite, Gypsum, Kaolin, Kyanite, Marble/limestone, Mica, Phosphate (Apatite), Pozzolana, Salt (rock salt, […]
