Uganda: Refinery negotiations continue

Negotiations on projects agreements for a planned refinery at Hoima are ongoing, though they are taking a little longer than the two months originally estimated. “These things take time,” acting director of Uganda’s Petroleum Exploration and Production Department, Ernest Rubondo, told African Energy. “It’s a $4bn project, it’s normal that it takes some time to work out.” A consortium led by Russia’s RT Global Resources was selected as preferred bidder in February, and talks began in Kampala in March.