2023-10-13 16:55:51
Work at Uganda’s Kingfisher oil project area can resume after the operator makes necessary safety improvements, the oil regulator said on Friday, a week after operations were suspended at the following a death on the site.
CNOOC Uganda, a unit of CNOOC, operates Kingfisher, one of two commercial oil development projects in the country.
The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has expressed satisfaction with the measures put in place by CNOOC Uganda during the suspension period.
“This action was taken after a rigorous review of all standard procedures to ensure that health and safety requirements are well implemented by all contractors and subcontractors,” said Ernest Rubondo, executive director of the PAU, in a press release.
Drilling of oil wells for commercial production from the field began in January, as Uganda strives to produce its first oil in 2025 after a long delay.
Its other oil field, Tilenga, is operated by the French company TotalEnergies.
At peak production, Uganda expects to produce around 230,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
In 2006, Uganda discovered crude oil reserves in the Albertine Rift Basin, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Government geologists estimate its confirmed reserves at 6.5 billion barrels of oil, of which 2.2 billion are recoverable.
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