Introduction to the Uganda Refinery Project, September 2013 Uganda’s Refinery involves the development of a greenfield oil refinery, with a capacity of 60,000 BPD in Uganda, and the associated downstream infrastructure (the Project). The Project will be owned by the selected firm/consortium and the GOU in a 60:40 partnership.
How much does it cost to build a refinery in Uganda?
In April 2018, the government and the AGRC reached an agreement to construct a 60,000 barrels-per-day refinery in Hoima, in mid-western Uganda at a cost of US $4.27bn.
How much oil is available in Uganda?
This fact presents an opportunity to Uganda, with the confirmation of over 1.4 billion barrels of recoverable oil in the country. Objective 4 of the National Oil and Gas Policy (2008) for Uganda is to promote valuable utilization of the country’s oil and gas resources through in-country refining of crude oil.
What does the Hoima refinery project entail?
The refinery project also has the component for development of a refined petroleum products pipeline covering 211km long to evacuate refined oil products from the Hoima refinery to a storage and distribution terminal at Namwabula in Mpigi District.