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Article

21 Oct 2013

Author:
Chris Musiime & Beatrice Ongode, Oil in Uganda

Ntoroko locals await oil news [Uganda]

More than one year after the Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) failed to find oil in its Kanywataba prospect, residents of...Ntoroko district remain confused on the status of ‘their’ oil resources...with most of them admitting they do not know what is going on regarding oil activities in their district...A quick chat with some residents...revealed that most of them...long for a resumption of oil activities due to the lucrative business and employment opportunities that come with the industry...Most Ntoroko locals Oil in Uganda spoke to decried the lack of information on the country’s oil and gas sector...“We only hear that (natural) gas was found and that they will come back. However, we are not sure whether the gas is there or not because we have not had any official communication about what is really happening,” says Rusoke Julius, another community worker in Rwebisengo town. “We do not have the full knowledge to engage the locals in oil issues,” he admits...