Four well pads
Thirty-one wells, including 11 injectors and 20 producers, are planned across four well pads.
Upstream · Kingfisher Project
Kingfisher. Advancing Uganda’s first production.
A strategic oil development on the southeastern shores of Lake Albert, combining offshore drilling, central processing and a 46-kilometre feeder pipeline designed to deliver up to 40,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
Project areaKikuube · Lake Albert
40,000barrels/day peak production
31wells across four well pads
46 km12-inch feeder pipeline
15%UNOC participating interest
Project overview
A landmark development on Lake Albert.
The Kingfisher Development Area is located southeast of Lake Albert in Kikuube District. It is one of Uganda’s key oil and gas developments and includes the Kingfisher field, with provision for future tie-in of the Mputa–Nzizi–Waraga fields.
The development is designed around a Central Processing Facility with capacity for 40,000 barrels of oil per day, 31 wells drilled from four well pads, flowlines linking the field to the CPF, and a feeder pipeline connecting Buhuka to the export hub and refinery at Kabaale, Hoima District.
Operator28.33%CNOOC Uganda Limited
Joint venture partner56.67%TotalEnergies EP Uganda
Government nominee15%Uganda National Oil Company
Project infrastructure
A compact production system from field to export.
Kingfisher integrates four well pads, flowlines, a Central Processing Facility, Lake Albert water abstraction and a feeder pipeline into one connected production system.
Field flowlines
Nineteen kilometres of flowlines connect the Kingfisher well pads and production areas to the CPF.
Central Processing
The Central Processing Facility is designed for peak processing capacity of 40,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
Feeder pipeline
A 46-kilometre, 12-inch feeder pipeline links the CPF in Buhuka to the export hub and refinery at Kabaale.
Engineering & delivery
Designed for a demanding lakeside setting.
Kingfisher combines offshore well development, onshore processing and supporting infrastructure around Lake Albert.
Specialised drilling supports production and injection wells in the Lake Albert development area.
The CPF consolidates field production and prepares crude for onward transportation.
Water abstraction, camps, materials yard, jetty and access roads support project operations.
Project journey
From engineering into development.
FEED completed
Front-End Engineering and Design for the Kingfisher Development Area was completed.
ESIA certified
The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment was completed and certified by the National Environment Management Authority.
FID announced
Final Investment Decision was announced alongside Tilenga and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.
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