Uganda issues 8 production licences to Tullow Oil, Total
Uganda's Energy Minister Irene Muloni (right) hands over documents to Tullow Uganda's Jimmy Mugerwa (left), Total E&P's Adewale Fayemi (second left) and CNOOC'S Xiao Zongwei during the awarding of oil production licences in Kampala on August 30, 2016. PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI
Uganda has issued eight oil production licenses to two firms, British Tullow Oil and France’s Total as it moves to speed up its export plans.
On Tuesday, Tullow was allotted five licences while Total got three, bringing the total permits issued to nine after the Uganda handed one to the Chinese National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) in 2013.
