Professional Cocunut Oil Refinery Plant in Uganda

Professional Cocunut Oil Refinery Plant in Uganda
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • What is the Uganda refinery project?
  • 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.
  • When will Uganda’s first oil refinery start operating?
  • The refinery is expected to start operating two years after Uganda has achieved first oil in 2025. Eight years ago, in July 2016, officials of RT Global Resources, the consortium that had been awarded the first refinery tender returned to Moscow to discuss with their superiors about renewal of the performance bond but never returned.
  • 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.
  • How many litres of fuel does Uganda import a year?
  • According to the Ministry of Energy, Uganda’s fuel/petroleum products imports as of last September averaged at 85 million litres with demand growing at 7 percent per annum. The planned refinery will produce liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), diesel, petrol, kerosene, jet fuel and heavy fuel oil (HFO).