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EGCI: Uganda

Uganda MapU.S. Department of State Coordinator for International Energy Affairs (CIEA) David Goldwyn led a U.S. interagency assessment team to Uganda on February 22-26, 2010. The U.S. delegation conducted a needs assessment for the Energy Governance and Capacity Initiative (EGCI), which is a Department of State-led effort to provide a range of capacity-building technical support to the governments and institutions of selected countries that are expected to become oil and gas producing countries during the next decade. In addition to meeting with President Museveni,Uganda Flag delegation members met with the ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance and Energy; officials from the Bank of Uganda; and representatives from civil society and a non-governmental organization (WILD) that is engaged on environmental issues in the Lake Albert region.

The U.S. team held an in-depth technical meeting at the Petroleum Exploration and Production Department (PEPD) and toured PEPD’s geological and geophysical facilities. The delegation also met with oil industry representatives and traveled to Lake Albert to assess oil infrastructure in Block 2. This visit provided valuable insight into ways in which the Government of Uganda (GOU) could bolster its institutional capacities in order to strengthen oil and gas sector governance and to ensure sound revenue management.

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Ministry of Energy
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Petroleum Exploration and Production Department (PEPD)
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Ministry of Environment

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November 2010 – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) conducted a three-day workshop entitled, Managing Oil and Gas Resources. The BOEMRE Model. The workshop provided an overview of BOEMRE’s approach to petroleum geology, exploration and production operations, environmental management, revenue management, sector regulation, policy reform and implementation, and energy sector-related finance and tax related issues. BOEMRE was supplemented by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Technical Assistance who provided key insights on revenue management and state-industry interaction on contract negotiations. Ugandan attendance numbered nearly 50 and were drawn from the following:
 
bullet Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (and with the departments of Energy Resources, Geological Survey and Mines, Petroleum Exploration and Production, and Petroleum Supplies; Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development;
bullet Uganda Revenue Authority (URA);
bullet Uganda Investment Authority;
bullet Office of the Inspector General of Government;
bullet Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs;
bullet Bank of Uganda;
bullet Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment;
bullet And the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
 

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Planned for May 2011 – Will conduct a workshop entitled, Reserves Classification and Economic Valuation of Discovered and Undiscovered Hydrocarbon Resources for working and managing level Representatives of Uganda’s Ministry of Energy, Petroleum Exploration and Production Department (PEPD), Uganda Revenue Authority, and Ministry of Finance.
 
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Pipeline and Security workshop will be conducted in 2011; details will be provided soon.

Countries in the EGCI

Guyana Liberia Papua New Guinea Seychelles
Sierra Leone Suriname Timor Leste (East) Uganda