Uganda: Two left in running for refinery contract

Two consortia from Russia and South Korea will proceed to the final phase of bidding for a contract to build a 60,000 b/d refinery near Lake Albert, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development said on 24 June. The ministry said in statement that a consortium led by South Korea’s SK Energy and another led by Russia’s RT Global Resources had submitted qualifying bids by the 30 May deadline.