Eric Watkins
OGJ Oil Diplomacy Editor
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4 – Uganda is considering construction of a 50,000-b/d refinery to produce fuel for local and regional markets, according to the Ministry of Energy and Minerals Development.
Feasibility studies are to be launched before yearend for a refinery with capacity that might be doubled in 6-7 years. The ministry says production from recent discoveries might reach 100,000 b/d.
Heritage Oil Ltd., Tower Resources PLC, and Dominium Uganda Ltd. are exploring in the country.
The announcement of the refinery plan follows reports that Tower Resources has commissioned a reevaluation of the West Nile where the first well drilled, Iti-1, was dry (OGJ, June 16, 2009).
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