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Uganda oil production and export development

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2026-09-15 15:13 UTC → 2026-10-07 07:39 UTC · added removed

Uganda is advancing toward commercial oil production and global export, though the timeline for commencement has shifted. While previous estimates anticipated production by late September 2026, Finance Minister Henry Musasizi recently informed parliament’s finance committee that the target for first commercial production has been rescheduled to June 2027. This marks the seventh revision to the production timeline since the initial discovery of petroleum deposits in 2006. Infrastructure development remains largely is entering critical phases. A recent oversight visit by the parliamentary Committee on track. The the Budget confirmed that the 1,443-kilometer East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), led by TotalEnergies, (EACOP) has reached 92% completion and has entered the pre-commissioning and testing phase. The pipeline is projected to be ready designed to receive transport ‘Pearl Sweet’ crude by mid-December 2026. from Hoima to Tanga, Tanzania. Field-specific developments also show significant progress. The pipeline Kingfisher Development Project is nearly reported as 90% complete, with all but 29 km required production wells already laid and buried. This infrastructure will transport ‘Pearl Sweet’ crude—the nation’s prospective low-sulphur blend—from the drilled. The Tilenga and Kingfisher fields Project stands at 78% completion, with 256 wells drilled to the Tanzanian coast. date. Domestic refining capabilities are also nearing readiness. remain a key component of the national strategy. The Kingfisher crude oil refinery in the Hoima District, led by UAE-based Alpha MBM Investments, has reached over 99% completion. Once operational next year, operational, it is expected to process 60,000 barrels per day. President Yoweri Museveni has noted that local refining could help reduce the nation’s $2 billion petroleum import bill by avoiding the $12.77 per barrel transport fee required to move crude to Tanzania. To prepare for market entry, the Uganda National Oil Company has appointed Vitol to market the ‘Pearl Sweet’ crude. The primary projects involve the Tilenga field, operated by TotalEnergies, and the Kingfisher field, operated by China’s CNOOC.

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