Peanuts grow well in southern Mali and adjacent regions of the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal; peanuts are similar in both agricultural and culinary qualities to the Bambara groundnut native to the region, and West Africans have adopted the crop as a staple.
Which companies produce oil in Uganda?
French firm Total, S.A., Chinese firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), and U.K. firm Tullow hold production licenses to develop Uganda¡¯s oil reserves for export. These companies produce oil in Uganda. In addition, Uganda plans to build a refinery to produce petroleum products for the domestic and EAC markets.
How much oil does Uganda have?
Approximately 6.5 billion barrels of oil reserves exist in Western Uganda, with an estimated 1.4 billion barrels being economically recoverable. French firm Total, S.A., Chinese firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), and U.K. firm Tullow have production licenses to develop Uganda¡¯s oil reserves for export.
Is Uganda planning to build a crude oil refinery?
Uganda plans to build a refinery to produce petroleum products for the domestic and EAC (East African Community) markets. On May 19, the presidents of Uganda and Tanzania signed an agreement over construction terms for a 1450 km heated oil export pipeline to Tanzania¡¯s Indian Ocean Port of Tanga.