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Crude feedstock
Planned supply of crude oil to meet demand for the refinery.
UNOC • Refining
Turning Uganda’s crude into value at home.
The Uganda Refinery Project is planned as a 60,000-barrel-per-day refinery at Kabaale in Hoima District, creating domestic processing capacity and connecting crude supply to refined-product distribution.
UNOC PROJECT PORTFOLIO
Kabaale · Hoima District
60,000barrels per day · planned refinery capacity
211 kmplanned multi-products pipeline
Up to 40%UNOC participating interest
60:40planned diesel-to-gasoline ratio
Integrated infrastructure
A refinery designed as a
complete product system.
The project extends beyond the processing plant, linking the Kabaale refinery to water infrastructure and a refined-products storage terminal at Namwabula in Mpigi District.
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Kabaale refinery
A planned 60,000-barrel-per-day refinery at Kabaale in Hoima District.
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Products pipeline
A 211 km multi-products pipeline planned to transport refined products from the refinery.
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Namwabula terminal
A storage terminal for refinery products planned for Namwabula in Mpigi District.
Project partnership
A strategic investment
partnership.
Alpha MBM Investments LLC of the United Arab Emirates is identified as the lead partner in the refinery project.
The project partnership supports investment, commercial agreements and continued development of the refinery.
Lead partner
Alpha MBM Investments LLC
Strategic investment, commercial negotiations and refinery development.
Project milestones
Engineering and
commercial journey.
The project milestones move from configuration and engineering through environmental certification, partnership and commercial agreements.
Final refinery configuration
A government-approved study determined the final refinery configuration as a Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracker refinery.
FEED concluded
Front-End Engineering Design was concluded and later approved by the Government of Uganda.
MoU signed
Government and Alpha MBM Investments signed an MoU covering cooperation and negotiation terms.
Commercial negotiations
Negotiations on key commercial agreements with Alpha MBM Investments commenced.
Project framework
The agreements that
underpin the project.
Before Final Investment Decision, the project requires principal commercial agreements supporting feedstock, ownership, government commitments and offtake.
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Host Government Agreement
Covers commitments and obligations including security, land ownership, business conduct, health, safety and environmental matters.
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Crude Suppliers Agreement
Intended to secure the required crude oil feedstock from Uganda’s crude owners.
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Shareholders’ Agreement
Sets out shareholder financial obligations, board roles, decision-making rights and the refinery company.
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Offtakers Agreement
Intended to define commitments to market the refinery products and support domestic distribution.
Related operations
Part of a connected
infrastructure portfolio.
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East African Crude Oil Pipeline
The cross-border pipeline connecting Uganda’s oil fields to the Tanzanian coast.
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Kabaale Industrial Park
The industrial hub hosting the refinery and related industries.
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Midstream
Pipelines, storage terminals and secure transport infrastructure.
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