The Petroleum Authority over the weekend concluded Public Hearings for the Kingfisher Development Project Environmental Social Impact Assessment(ESIA) in Kikube and Hoima districts.
CNOOC Uganda Limited presented its Environmental Social Impact Report https://pau.go.ug/about-us/resources/publications/ for comments by the residents in the project area, civil society and environmental groups.
It was the second Public Hearings into Environmental Social Impact Assessments in the oil sector. The first hearing into Tielnga Project operated by Total E&P was held last year. We captured some of the moments on camera.
The Petroleum Authority over
the weekend concluded Public
Hearings for the Kingfisher Development Project Environmental Social Impact
Assessment(ESIA) in Kikube and Hoima districts. CNOOC Uganda Limited presented its Environmental Social Impact
Report
https://pau.go.ug/about-us/resources/publications/
for comments by the residents in the project area, civil society and
environmental groups.
It was the second Public Hearings into Environmental
Social Impact Assessments in the oil sector. The first hearing into Tielnga
Project operated by Total E&P was held last year.
CNOOC Uganda Limited,
Tullow, Total E&P are planning to develop oil fields in the Albertine basin
in Western Uganda.
Each of the partners owns 28. 3% interest in each area while
the government of Uganda through Uganda National Oil Company hold 15%. CNOOC
Uganda operating the King Fisher Area (KFDA) while Total Operates in the
Tilenga area located in Bulisa and Nwoya districts.
