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Museveni expected to commission first oil at Hoima pump station on 15 December

Published by Uganda Business News By Uganda Business News · 26 October 2026 at 13:07
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Museveni expected to commission first oil at Hoima pump station on 15 December
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What the report says

President Yoweri Museveni is expected to commission first oil on 15 December at the first pump station of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline in Hoima, according to a person familiar with the arrangements. The government has not confirmed the date or the venue. Uganda Business News put questions to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, the Petroleum Authority of Uganda and the Uganda National Oil Company, a

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