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Uganda pushes first oil to 2027. Will investors wait?

Barrels of oil. Photo by Atik sulianami @ Unsplash
Barrels of oil. Photo by Atik sulianami @ Unsplash

Kent Mensah

Kent Mensah is a seasoned Ghanaian journalist with a two-decade career spanning global media networks.
  • First commercial oil is now expected by June 2027.
  • EACOP is nearly complete, but Uganda’s production deadlines keep slipping.

 

KAMPALA, UGANDA – Uganda now expects first commercial oil by June 2027, extending a two-decade wait for production from its Albertine Graben discoveries.

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