Following the signing of the SPAs for the farmdown to CNOOC and Total on 29 March 2011, the exploration and appraisal programme has been reactivated and two wells are expected to commence drilling in Exploration Area 1 (EA 1) within the next two weeks. The OGEC 600 rig is preparing to spud the high-impact Jobi-East prospect and the OGEC 750 rig is getting ready to drill the first Mpyo exploratory appraisal well to test its upside potential.

These wells are the start of a major programme of exploration and appraisal drilling, seismic acquisition, and well testing to access the significant remaining upside potential in the basin and further expand the resource base for development.

Commenting today, Angus McCoss, Exploration Director, said:
“Tweneboa-4 is an important milestone as it is the final well to be drilled in the Tweneboa appraisal programme. The upcoming programme of well testing in the Tweneboa field, along with drilling and well testing in the Enyenra field, will provide essential information on well deliverability, dynamic reservoir connectivity and hydrocarbon volumes, which will be used to optimise our development plans for these major fields. We are also delighted to be starting drilling activities again in EA 1 in Uganda and are now gearing up for a five-rig drill-out campaign in the second half of the year.”

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Led by the Uganda’s Shadow Minister of Environment, Beatrice Anywar, the activists want to compel government to reveal to the public the contents of the agreement.

Anywar, who is also the woman MP for Kitgum adds that the petition seeks to lecture  government on how Ugandans will benefit from the oil revenue.

The Shadow Minister expects over one million Ugandans to sign the agreement before it is handed over to the President.

MPs have on several occasions clashed with the Energy ministry over the ministry’s reluctance to provide the agreements.

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This follows continued public outcry as a result the government’s refusal to make the oil agreements signed with Tullow Oil Company public.

The General Manager of Tullow Company Dr. Brian Clover told Ultimate media in Kampala that Tullow Oil as a company has no problem with publishing the oil production agreements.

Clover says there is nothing that should be kept secret about these agreements because they are in favor of the government.

He says that since the government is expected by the public to be accountable to the public, it should publish the agreements to ensure transparency.

Early this year Uganda court dismissed a petition filled by two Uganda journalists Mr Mpagi and Mr Izama seeking for disclosure of information regarding oil agreements to empower the public to participate in government decisions that affect them for efficient, transparent and accountable use of the petroleum resources discovered in Uganda.

By Tiberindwa Zakaria

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