Peter Muliisa

The Dilemma that UNOC Finds Itself in to Develop the Kasuruban Oil Block

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryAugust 29, 2025August 30, 2025

Uganda’s oil ambitions face a critical stress test at the Kasuruban oil block. By handing it to Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), government signaled that national control must sit at…

UGANDA’S 100 OIL AND GAS LEADERS: Peter Muliisa, Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer, Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC)

CEO ReporterUganda's 100 Oil & Gas Leaders 2024June 30, 2025June 30, 2025

Peter Muliisa is a key figure at UNOC, a government-owned entity tasked with managing the State’s commercial interests in Uganda’s growing petroleum sector. As one of the initial three employees…

Uganda Chamber of Mines & Petroleum welcomes new leadership

Paul MurungiIndustry & AnalysisAugust 17, 2024August 17, 2024

The Uganda Chamber of Mines & Petroleum (UCMP) at a recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) elected new leaders to its Board of Trustees and Governing Council. The new leaders serve…

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

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…

REFINERYNOMICS: Uganda presses ahead with its oil refinery project amidst questions on profitability and sustainability

Paul MurungiGovernment AgenciesNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 4, 2024February 27, 2025

To do or not to do an oil refinery for Uganda, over and above the pipeline, has been a major question for the country, but more importantly for the Uganda…

SPECIAL REPORT: The state of Uganda’s oil and gas sector in 2024

Paul MurungiIndustry & AnalysisThe Big StoryFebruary 5, 2024February 27, 2025

2024 will be a defining year for Uganda’s oil sector with several investment deals to be inked as the oil project nears its first oil in 2025. Noteworthy is that…