Uganda fails to attract new bidders for oil blocks

An oil rig drilling oil in western Uganda near the shores of L. Albert. FILE PHOTO

The second extension of bids for Uganda’s second oil licensing round expired at the end of last month without any new expressions of interest received from oil companies to explore five new blocks on offer in the Albertine Graben, The EastAfrican has learnt.

And now Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy Robert Kasande says as the global outlook for upstream activity continues to look gloomy, the ministry is set to proceed with the licensing.