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In 2022, a final investment decision was announced by joint venture partners TotalEnergies E&P Uganda, China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) Uganda Limited, and Uganda National Oil Company to undertake various upstream projects on behalf of the government.
Uganda has drilled 74 oil wells in its two production areas in the western and northern regions of the country ahead of commercial production scheduled for next year.
Ruth Nankabirwa, Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, told journalists at a press conference in the Ugandan capital Kampala recently that the wells were drilled in the Tilenga and Kingfisher production areas.
In 2022, a final investment decision was announced by joint venture partners TotalEnergies E&P Uganda, China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) Uganda Limited, and Uganda National Oil Company to undertake various upstream projects on behalf of the government.
The projects include the Tilenga and Kingfisher producing areas, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) to transport crude oil to the East African coast in Tanzania, and the Uganda Refinery Project.
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Sixty-three out of the planned 426 wells have been completed. Drilling activities have been focused on six of the 31 well pads that will host the 426 producer and injector wells for the Tilenga project. All three rigs designated for drilling are operational and 63 wells have been drilled as of August 16, 2024.
