Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (centre), alongside other local and government leaders, launching the Kingfisher oil field in Kikuube district on January 24, 2023. PHOTO | STUART TIBAWESWA | AFP
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 on Wednesday that the wells were drilled in the Tilenga and Kingfisher production areas.
