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How many barrels of oil can Uganda produce a day?

At the top of the embankments of red earth designed to diminish the noise of machines, curious antelopes look on. Uganda has an estimated oil reserve of 6.5 billion barrels, 1.4 billion of which could be commercially extracted. When production starts, it is estimated that it will be possible to export nearly 200,000 barrels of oil per day.

Is Kingfisher oil drilling a'significant stride' to commercial oil production?

The spokesman for Uganda¡¯s ministry of energy and mineral development, Solomon Muyita, said the beginning of drilling at the Kingfisher oil field in the Kikuube district was ¡°a significant stride¡± toward achieving commercial oil production. The project has been strongly criticized on environmental grounds.

Why is Uganda betting a lot on oil?

The environmental damage that oil has caused in Nigeria serves as a warning and Uganda is wagering a lot on its oil. It is hoped that oil can help change the economy, if it can be extracted before the move away from fossil fuels means that it will no longer be profitable.

How much money will be invested in the East African oil pipeline?

More than $10bn (£7.4bn) will be invested in the joint venture. The money will be used to develop several upstream facilities as well as the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, which will run for 1,400km (870 miles) from landlocked Uganda to the port of Tanga in neighbouring Tanzania.