Oil companies in Uganda explained

There are several classes of oil companies in Uganda. One class is that of oil exploration companies. The other class in one of oil marketing companies. Another class is that of oil distribution companies. Some companies fall in more than one class. There are more companies in the space than are listed on this page.^[1]

Oil exploration companies

1. Total E&P Uganda^[2]
2. China National Offshore Oil Corporation^[3]
3. Armour Energy Australia^[4]

Former oil exploration companies

1. Tullow Oil^{[5] [6]}
2. Heritage Oil^[7]

Oil marketing and distribution companies

1. Total M&S Uganda
2. Vivo Energy Uganda
3. Stabex International Limited^[8]
4. Ola Energy Uganda^{[9] [10]}
5. Hass Petroleum Uganda Limited
6. Maestro Oil and Gas Solutions (MOGAS)
7. Hared Petroleum Company Limited^[11]
8. Rubis Energy Uganda Limited^{[12] [13] [14]}
9. Nile Energy Limited (Gaz)

Other companies

• Uganda National Oil Company
  • Uganda Refinery Holding Company Uganda National Pipeline Company
• Albertine Graben Refinery Consortium
• J&H Internationals Group Uganda^[15]

Market share of petroleum products marketing companies in Uganda

As of February 2020, the market share among petroleum products marketing companies in Uganda was as illustrated in the table below.^[16]

Market Share of Petroleum Products Marketing Companies In Uganda As of February 2020! Rank !! Oil Company !! Percentage !! Notes

1
2
3
4	Independent oil marketers
	Total

By April 2022, the market share among Ugandan oil marketing companies in the country had the composition illustrated in the table below.^[17]

Market Share of Petroleum Products Marketing Companies In Uganda As of April 2022! Rank !! Oil Company !! Percentage !! Notes

1
2
3	Stabex Uganda Limited
4
5	Other Independent oil marketers
	Total

External links

• 30 French Companies In Uganda To Tap Into Oil And Gas Opportunities As of 4 December 2017.
• Uganda: Oil and Gas Boom in 2017
• Future of Ugandan oil and gas sector looks bright, Siemens says

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fiona Magona . and Marion Angom . MMAKS Advocates . State of Oil and Gas in Uganda: 2017 . 31 July 2017 . 8 May 2018 . Kampala.
2. Web site: 27 June 2023 . Uganda expects to start oil production from Tilenga project in 2025 . . Muyu Xu, Florence Tan, Christopher Cushing and Robert Birsel . 29 June 2023 . Singapore.
3. Web site: China's CNOOC wins $2 billion Uganda oil field contract . 8 May 2018 . 26 September 2013 . British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) . BBC . London.
4. Web site: Armour Energy . Armour Energy: Uganda Projects . 8 May 2018 . 8 May 2018 . Armour Energy . Brisbane, Australia.
5. Web site: 18 January 2017 . Is Tullow's 12-year adventure in Uganda's oil sector ending? . 29 June 2023 . . Mark Keith Muhumuza . Kampala.
6. Web site: Tullow's 16-year acrimonious relationship with Uganda ends . . 16 November 2020 . Ronald Musoke . 29 June 2023 . Kampala, Uganda.
7. Web site: 4 April 2013 . Uganda wins case against Heritage Oil . . New Vision . 29 June 2023 . Kampala, Uganda.
8. Web site: Press Release – UNOC Launches Its First Bulk Trading Business UNOC Uganda National Oil Company Limited . 2020-10-13. en-US.
9. Web site: 28 November 2018 . 29 November 2018 . . Edwin Okoth . Nairobi, Kenya . OiLibya now changes its name to Ola Energy.
10. Web site: . Ola Energy gets orders against URA tax charge . 4 April 2020 . 4 April 2020 . Luke Anami . Nairobi, Kenya.
11. Web site: Fuel firm cited in illegal acquisition of Mabira Forest land . 8 May 2018 . 22 March 2018 . . Ephraim Kasozi . and Jalira Namyalo . Kampala.
12. Web site: Kenya's KenolKobil buys Ugandan firm . 25 January 2011 . . Beatrice Gachenge and Will Waterman . Tokyo, Japan.
13. Web site: Rubis Energie to Restructure KenolKobil's Uganda and Rwanda Units . The Kenyan Wall Street . 18 September 2020 . Eunniah Mbabazi . 14 October 2020 . Nairobi.
14. Web site: Rubis saves KSh1.2 billion in Gulf Energy buyout . . 14 October 2020 . Victor Juma . 14 October 2020 . Nairobi.
15. Web site: J&H Internationals Group . Oil in Uganda . 14 December 2017 . Oil in Uganda . 29 June 2023 . Kampala, Uganda.
16. Web site: . Fuel players set terms for storage facilities . 4 February 2020 . Christine Kasemiire . 4 February 2020 . Kampala.
17. Web site: . Why Ugandans pay a lot more at the pump . 8 May 2022 . Ismail Musa Ladu . 8 May 2022 . Kampala, Uganda.