Ali Ssekatawa

Uganda receives first batch of line pipes for EACOP 

by Paul MurungiThe Big StoryOctober 1, 2024October 1, 2024

Another milestone in the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has been reached with the first delivery of nine trucks loaded with coated line pipes at Main…

UGANDA’S OIL & GAS INDUSTRY COMES OF AGE: Meet the 100 oil and gas leaders driving the race to our first oil

by Muhereza KyamuteteraIndustry & AnalysisLists & RankingsThe Big StoryAugust 16, 2024December 5, 2024

Since reaching FID in February 2022, Uganda has kicked off a massive oil drilling campaign with four oil rigs⏤ three of them at the TotalEnergies-operated USD4-5 billionTilenga Project in Buliisa…

OPINION: Africa Should Be Energy Reliant

by Ali SsekatawaNews & AnalysisThought LeadershipNovember 22, 2022February 22, 2023

By 2050, Africa’s population is projected to grow to 2.5 billion people, which will be close to 25% of the world’s population, which is expected to grow to about 9.5…

Response to Hussein Lumumba Amin on Government of Uganda’s Take from the Oil and Gas Sector

by CEO ReporterThought LeadershipApril 19, 2021April 19, 2021

By Ali Ssekatawa The assertion that Uganda got a bad deal from the oil and gas projects and will only earn $5 per barrel is not only factually wrong but…

With over USD1 bn earned by Ugandans and over USD1.7 bn gov’t infrastructure investments; how oil and gas is changing Ugandan lives even before first oil flows

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryDecember 14, 2020December 14, 2020

From the time Uganda hit the first commercially viable oil finds at Mputa-1 well on 6th January 2006, the word on everyone’s lips has been “first oil”.   Cabinet in…

Land acquisition for oil and gas projects project affected persons will be adequately compensated

by CEO ReporterThought LeadershipDecember 5, 2020December 10, 2020

By Ali Ssekatawa The oil and gas sector in Uganda is at a critical stage.  The commercial negotiations which will impact both the profitability and the sector’s contribution to inclusive…