Uganda in talks with UAE investment firm over planned oil refinery
UGANDA is negotiating with an investment company led by a member of Dubai's royal family to develop a planned $4 billion refinery for some of its crude oil, its energy minister said. Uganda in July last year terminated negotiations with a consortium that included a unit of U.S. firm Baker Hughes over its failure to mobilise financing in time. Uganda is counting on the 60,000 barrel-per-day refinery for its nascent hydrocarbons industry. "Expressions of interest were received from several potential investors and they were evaluated ... following which a memorandum of understanding was signed on the 22 of December 2023," Minister…