Uganda pushes back award of exploration licences

Uganda is waiting for more applications for oil exploration. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Uganda has pushed back the licensing round for five new oil blocks in the Albertine Graben to September 30, 2020, following low interest from exploration companies.

Six companies had submitted expressions of interest proposals, but there were no detailed bids for the advertised oil blocks by the end of March 2020 as expected.