Oil companies in Uganda

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

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

## Former oil exploration companies

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1. Tullow Oil[5][6]
2. Heritage Oil[7]

## Oil marketing and distribution companies

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1. Total M&S Uganda
2. Vivo Energy Uganda[8]
3. Stabex International Limited[9]
4. Ola Energy Uganda[10][11]
5. Hass Petroleum Uganda Limited
6. Maestro Oil and Gas Solutions (MOGAS)
7. Hared Petroleum Company Limited[12]
8. Rubis Energy Uganda Limited[13][14][15]
9. Nile Energy Limited (Gaz)

## Other companies

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* Uganda National Oil Company
* Uganda Refinery Holding Company
* Uganda National Pipeline Company
* Albertine Graben Refinery Consortium
* J&H Internationals Group Uganda[16]

## Market share of petroleum products marketing companies in Uganda

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As of February 2020, the market share among petroleum products marketing companies in Uganda was as illustrated in the table below.[17]

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

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|
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1 | Vivo Energy |

22.7

2 | Total M&S Uganda |

19.6

3 | Oryx, Kobil and Mogas |

9.0

4 | Independent oil marketers |

49.0

| Total |

100.0

By April 2022, the market share among Ugandan oil marketing companies in the country had the composition illustrated in the table below.[18]

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

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1 | Vivo Energy |

16.86

2 | Total M&S Uganda |

13.31

3 | Stabex Uganda Limited |  |
4 | Rubis Uganda Limited |  |
5 | Other Independent oil marketers |  |
| Total |

100.00

## See also

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* Uganda Oil Refinery
* East African Crude Oil Pipeline
* Oil companies in Kenya
* Petroleum Authority of Uganda
* Kenya–Uganda–Rwanda Petroleum Products Pipeline

## References

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1. ^ Fiona Magona, and Marion Angom (31 July 2017). "State of Oil and Gas in Uganda: 2017". Kampala: MMAKS Advocates. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
2. ^ Muyu Xu, Florence Tan, Christopher Cushing and Robert Birsel (27 June 2023). "Uganda expects to start oil production from Tilenga project in 2025". Reuters.com. Singapore. Retrieved 29 June 2023.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. ^ BBC (26 September 2013). "China's CNOOC wins $2 billion Uganda oil field contract". London: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
4. ^ Armour Energy (8 May 2018). "Armour Energy: Uganda Projects". Armour Energy. Brisbane, Australia. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
5. ^ Mark Keith Muhumuza (18 January 2017). "Is Tullow's 12-year adventure in Uganda's oil sector ending?". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
6. ^ Ronald Musoke (16 November 2020). "Tullow's 16-year acrimonious relationship with Uganda ends". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
7. ^ New Vision (4 April 2013). "Uganda wins case against Heritage Oil". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
8. ^ Javira Ssebwami (30 November 2024). "Vivo Energy Uganda Expands Network With 10 New Service Stations". PML Daily. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
9. ^ "Press Release – UNOC Launches Its First Bulk Trading Business | UNOC | Uganda National Oil Company Limited". Retrieved 13 October 2020.
10. ^ Edwin Okoth (28 November 2018). "OiLibya now changes its name to Ola Energy". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
11. ^ Luke Anami (4 April 2020). "Ola Energy gets orders against URA tax charge". The EastAfrican. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
12. ^ Ephraim Kasozi, and Jalira Namyalo (22 March 2018). "Fuel firm cited in illegal acquisition of Mabira Forest land". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
13. ^ Beatrice Gachenge and Will Waterman (25 January 2011). "Kenya's KenolKobil buys Ugandan firm". Reuters.com. Tokyo, Japan.
14. ^ Eunniah Mbabazi (18 September 2020). "Rubis Energie to Restructure KenolKobil's Uganda and Rwanda Units". The Kenyan Wall Street. Nairobi. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
15. ^ Victor Juma (14 October 2020). "Rubis saves KSh1.2 billion in Gulf Energy buyout". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
16. ^ Oil in Uganda (14 December 2017). "J&H Internationals Group". Oil in Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
17. ^ Christine Kasemiire (4 February 2020). "Fuel players set terms for storage facilities". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
18. ^ Ismail Musa Ladu (8 May 2022). "Why Ugandans pay a lot more at the pump". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

## External links

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* 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