Uganda: Seven bids in licensing round

Seven of the 16 prequalified companies have submitted bids for the six blocks in Uganda’s first licensing round. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development said in a statement the bidders were Australia’s Armour Energy and Swala Energy, Nigeria’s Waltersmith Petroman Oil, Oranto Petroleum International and Niger Delta Petroleum Resources, and Texas-based Rift Energy Corporation and Glint Energy.