Source: China Trade News
News from this newspaper (Reporter Liu Yusong) On May 30, the Uganda Kingfisher (Kingfisher) EPC3 general contract project jointly undertaken by Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. and China Petroleum Engineering Construction Co., Ltd. officially started. The reporter from China Trade News learned that the project will help Uganda become an important crude oil producer in East Africa, bring considerable economic benefits to Uganda and even East Africa, and promote the rapid development of local society and economy.
The site of the groundbreaking ceremony (photo courtesy of the company)
It is understood that Uganda's Kingfisher oil field is located in the western part of the Great Rift Valley and the southern part of the Albert Basin. It was discovered in the Albert Lake area in western Uganda in 2006. It is the first commercial oil field discovered in Uganda, with an area of about 32.3 square kilometers. The oilfield is jointly invested and developed by CNOOC and Total. CNOOC Uganda Co., Ltd. acts as the operator of Kingfisher Oilfield, and CNOOC Engineering and CNPC Engineering Construction are the general contractors of the EPC3 package for the surface engineering construction of the project. The project construction includes a crude oil central processing station (peak output of 40,000 barrels per day), 4 well sites and supporting ancillary facilities. The construction period of the project is 36 months, and it is expected to be put into operation in early 2025.
