56.67%
TotalEnergies EP Uganda BV
Project operator
UNOC • Tilenga Project
Tilenga. Developing resources at scale.
A major upstream development north of Lake Albert, bringing together six production licences, approximately 400 wells and the infrastructure required to process up to 190,000 barrels of oil per day.
UNOC PROJECT PORTFOLIO
Buliisa & Nwoya
190,000barrels/day · planned production capacity
~400wells from 31 locations
95 kmflow lines to the CPF
15%UNOC participating interest
Project overview
One of Uganda’s two flagship upstream developments.
Tilenga straddles Buliisa and Nwoya districts north of Lake Albert. The project combines three production licences from Contract Area 1 and three from Licence Area 2.
The licences include Jobi-Rii, Gunya, Ngiri, Kasamene-Wahrindi, Kigogole-Ngara and Nsoga. Approximately 400 wells are planned from 31 locations, reducing the development footprint while supplying a central processing facility in Buliisa.
28.33%
CNOOC Uganda Limited
Joint venture partner
15%
Uganda National Oil Company
UNOC participating interest
Project infrastructure
From well pads
to processing.
Tilenga integrates production, processing, water abstraction and supporting infrastructure into a single development system.
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Well locations
Approximately 400 wells drilled from 31 locations across the six production licences.
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Flow lines
A 95-kilometre flow line network connects producing areas to the Central Processing Facility.
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Central Processing
The CPF at Kasinyi, Nwoya is expected to process crude from production wells.
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Support systems
Infrastructure for water abstraction, feeder lines, construction camps and support bases completes the project system.
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Images from Tilenga.
Environment & biodiversity
Development with an explicit
biodiversity framework.
Alongside the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, the project applies a biodiversity action plan structured around the Avoid–Reduce–Compensate principle.
Avoid
Plan project activity to prevent impacts where practical.
Reduce
Minimise impacts that cannot be completely avoided.
Compensate
Address residual impacts through appropriate measures.
Project delivery
From engineering
into development.
Selected project milestones.
FEED completed
Front-End Engineering and Design for the project was completed.
ESIA certified
The National Environment Management Authority issued the project’s environmental certificate.
FID announced
Final Investment Decision was announced alongside Kingfisher and EACOP.
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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.
Four well pads
Thirty-one wells, including 11 injectors and 20 producers, are planned across four well pads.
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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Part of a connected upstream portfolio.
Upstream · Exploration & New Ventures
Exploring Uganda’s next petroleum frontier.
UNOC is building the exploration capability, partnerships and operating experience needed to replace reserves, discover new resources and progress toward long-term independent operatorship.
KASURUBANTURACONGAJI
Exploration licenceKasuruban · Western Uganda
1,285km² Kasuruban contract area
3districts covered
2023licence and PSA awarded
1stUNOC-operated exploration opportunity
Project overview
Building national capability through exploration.
UNOC acquired a petroleum exploration licence for Kasuruban, an oil and gas block in Western Uganda, following Uganda’s second licensing round. The contract area spans approximately 1,285 square kilometres across Buliisa, Hoima and Masindi districts.
The licence and Production Sharing Agreement give UNOC the opportunity to undertake its first exploration work as a national oil company while building the technical depth required to become an independent operator over the long term.
Contract area1,285 km²Kasuruban, Western Uganda
Geographic reach3 districtsBuliisa · Hoima · Masindi
Strategic roleNew VenturesReserves replacement and capability building
Exploration programme
From licence award to operatorship capability.
Exploration & New Ventures combines acreage evaluation, subsurface work, strategic partnerships and institutional capability-building into a pathway toward new petroleum discoveries.
Explore the acreage
Advance geological and geophysical understanding of the Kasuruban contract area and identify prospective resources.
Build technical depth
Use hands-on exploration activity to strengthen UNOC’s subsurface, technical, commercial and project capabilities.
Strategic partnership
Pursue a reputable joint-venture partner with the technical, financial and operating experience required for exploration.
Future operatorship
Translate exploration experience into the long-term national capability required for UNOC to operate petroleum assets independently.
Strategic ambition
Exploration as a platform for national capability.
Kasuruban gives UNOC a practical platform to pursue reserves replacement, deepen upstream expertise and build the experience required to take a larger operating role in Uganda’s petroleum sector.
Pursue additional petroleum resources and reserves through disciplined exploration.
Build in-house technical expertise through direct participation in exploration work.
Progress toward UNOC’s long-term strategic goal of independent operatorship.
Kasuruban journey
A national oil company entering exploration.
Second licensing round
Kasuruban was among the five blocks announced under Uganda’s second petroleum licensing round.
PSA and licence
UNOC signed the Production Sharing Agreement and received the petroleum exploration licence for the Kasuruban contract area.
Exploration programme
Undertake exploration work, mature prospects and build the operating experience needed to pursue additional resources.
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