Total awards $1.9b oil project deal to British, Chinese firms

Pierre Jessua.

Pierre Jessua, General Manager, Total E&P Uganda. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

French company Total has awarded the $1.9 billion deal for the construction of its Lake Albert oil production Tilenga project in Uganda to a consortium led by British and Chinese firms, the company announced on Monday.

Total, the lead investor in Uganda’s oil projects, said it signed contracts for the main surface facilities Engineering, Procurement, Supply, Construction and Commissioning (EPSCC) contracts as well as five drilling packages for the Tilenga project located in Nwoya and Buliisa Districts.