Meta: Empathetic selling, custom messaging, and value-driven solutions are central to driving lead generation in a post-covid world. Here are 5 tactics worth considering. We’re all too familiar with the tectonic disruptions the Covid-19 pandemic dealt the business world. Some businesses saw unprecedented growth, while most barely it made through the economic reverberations that followed. […]
Multichoice Uganda, the home of great Pay TV entertainment in partnership with Rubis Energy Uganda a major player in the fuels distribution business in Uganda has rewarded Ugandans through its exciting cook-off competition dubbed Lockdown Chefs. The public was tasked with watching the exciting TV reality show House of Chefs and thereafter recreate any one […]
Martha Rojas Urrego, GLAND – Humanity’s consumption of fresh water has long exceeded the rate of replenishment. Now, researchers are warning that this essential natural resource is running out. If we are to reverse this trend, investing in natural solutions is our best hope. Less than 1% of all water on Earth is accessible or usable freshwater. Most […]
Amid the COVID 19 pandemic that has ravaged the world economy over the last year, the Kenyan government has continued to make positive strides towards infrastructure development. The planned expansion of roads, construction of affordable housing in urban centres and improvement of sanitation in the counties are among the key areas Kenya is working on despite […]
The oil and gas sector in Uganda has been lauded as a good example for countries to follow, due to Uganda’s efforts in promoting a favourable business environment for investment. According to Ingrid Sølvberg, the Director-General of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate five key things are critical to regulatory excellence in the oil and gas industry. […]
In a bid to improve the reliability and the capacity of electricity supply in Northern Uganda, Umeme in collaboration with the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) and Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) together with several partners are executing several projects aimed at boosting quality and reliability of supply in the region. Umeme Head […]
Tanzania and Uganda have signed an agreement allowing for the construction of a 1,445 km (898 miles) crude oil pipeline. The $3.5bn (£2.7m) project will connect Uganda’s oil fields to Tanzania’s port of Tanga. The signing ceremony was attended by the presidents of both countries. Oil reserves were found in Uganda in 2006 but production […]
During a meeting between President Yoweri Museveni and Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of Total, the Government of Uganda and Total have reached an agreement on the conditions of entry of the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) in the project as well as on the Host Government Agreement (HGA) which will govern the export pipeline […]
Thousands of students, environmental activists, and residents of Mauritius were working around the clock yesterday, trying to reduce the damage to the oil spill that was caused by a Japanese freighter off its coast. It was just announced that tourism will reopen in October when a Japanese freighter registered in Panama spilled over 1000 tons […]
The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) has presented the 2020 Outstanding Young Professional Award (OYPA) to David Ochanda, Biodiversity Coordinator with Total, Uganda. The award recognises his endeavours in raising awareness of biodiversity and ecological standards when exploring and producing oil and gas in highly sensitive areas. “David’s commitment is a prime […]
The oil and gas sector in Uganda is at a critical stage. The commercial negotiations which will impact both the profitability and the sector’s contribution to inclusive development are in the final stages. The infrastructure required to commercially produce the country’s 6 billion barrels of oil and gas resources has been clearly defined. This includes […]
Heavy Good Truck Drivers in Uganda have acquired skills on how to operate heavy goods vehicles especially those used in the Oil and gas sector. The training saw 12 truck drivers successfully completing their heavy goods vehicles driving training in the oil and gas sector. 3 Trainers driving instructors also completed the training which was […]
The continuation of travel restrictions and suspension of visas and travel between Africa and Europe is heavily restraining the oil & gas industry’s recovery efforts. Because of its international nature, the oil & gas sector relies on global value-chains and successful cooperation and movement of people, goods and services between foreign and local contractors. The […]