Emergency oil drills conducted as readiness hits 99%
Uganda is edging closer to its first commercial oil production, with sector readiness now at 99 per cent following a high-stakes emergency drill conducted by China Nation...
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Uganda Nears First Oil as Projects Reach Completion
Uganda is approaching what officials describe as a decisive phase in its petroleum journey, with major oil infrastructure projects reporting near-completion ahead of expe...
Uganda Maintains Mid-2026 First Oil Target Despite Auditor General Concerns
The Petroleum Authority of Uganda has reaffirmed that the country remains on course to achieve its long-awaited first oil by mid-2026, pushing back against concerns raise...
Uganda’s First Oil: A Defining Countdown to Economic Transformation and Energy Sovereignty
KAMPALA – As every second, minute, hour, day, and month winds down, Uganda edges closer to its promise—the dawn of oil production.From drilling and completi...
Pilot screamed two terrifying words before plane crashed at 500mph killing 157 people
As the two pilots fought to keep Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 in the air, the captain issued one last desperate command as the doomed airliner plummeted to earthWreckage...
Uganda hits critical drilling milestone as July 2026 ‘first oil’ deadline looms
The Tilenga oil fields development project is located in the Lake Albert region of Uganda.KAMPALA — Uganda’s Lake Albert development has passed a decisive t...
EPL: ‘They might end up in trouble’ – Jermaine Jenas predicts Arsenal vs Man United
Former Tottenham star, Jermaine Jenas, has predicted the Premier League game between Arsenal and Manchester United.He thinks Arsenal might be surprised by Manchester Unit...
Uganda’s recoverable oil reserves rise to 1.65 billion barrels.
Uganda’s petroleum sector has reported an increase in the country’s estimated oil and gas reserves, according to Ernest Rubondo, Executive Director of the P...
PAU’s decade of growth powers Uganda’s $15 billion oil projects
ENTEBBE – The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) is marking ten years of regulating the country’s oil and gas sector, a milestone that Executive Director E...
Road to Uganda’s first oil: Kingfisher likely to be starting point
For the next nine months, activities in Uganda’s oil fields will be ramped up as the country targets to get its first barrel of oil to the market through a 1,443km...