• Privacy Policy
  • Terms
  • About us
  • Contact Us
  • Staff Email
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
  • Login
TheMattersPress
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
TheMattersPress
No Result
View All Result
Home Economy/Technology

Uganda begins anti-venting law to prevent gas flaring

Uganda

The Matters Press by The Matters Press
May 15, 2023
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
800 firms compete to manage gas flare sites

Gas flaring

The Ugandan National Government says it has drawn lessons from Nigeria and other African countries by enacting anti-venting law which prevents gas flaring.

RELATED POSTS

Nigeria’s upgrade of health centres, a major milestone in Renewed Hope Agenda

Rescued victims of human from Cote D Ivoire arrive Nigeria

Northern governors, traditional rulers call for accelerated action against Insecurity

Mrs Ruth Ssentamu, the Ugandan Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, disclosed this on the sidelines of the just-concluded Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) held in Houston, Texas, U.S.

The minister said that the enactment also promotes investments for its oil and gas industry.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ssentamu said this at the Africa Women in Energy International Summit with the theme; ‘’Promoting Diversity and Partnership for Growth’’.

She also said that it was in a bid to protect its environment from pollution, degradation and lack of investment.

The World Bank said that each year, gas flaring, the burning of natural gas associated with oil extraction, emits more than 400 million tons of CO2 equivalent emissions, including methane and other pollutants.

Ssentamu said Uganda had learned from the mistakes of other oil producing countries, especially in Africa, to develop its own oil and gas law by not falling into the mistakes of its predecessors.

She announced that Uganda will be producing its first oil in 2025, saying from the first day of oil production, the country has barred gas flaring and any form of environmental hazards associated with oil exploration and production.

The minister said the discovery of oil for any country should naturally be a blessing, warning that such blessing could however turn into a curse if it was not well prepared for.

She added that oil could be a curse if a country decided to abandon agriculture and rely solely on gains from hydrocarbon resources.

‘‘Uganda prepared very well by training Ugandans to be the ones to negotiate the terms, policies and conditions for its oil industry and they are now the ones developing the industry.

“We put in place all the relevant laws to guide our operations. one of those laws stipulates that all the revenue we get from oil will go into infrastructure development only and not for eating or payment of salaries.”

According to her, one of the infrastructure developments that the resources from oil will go into is electricity, which a country needs to industrialise.

She further said that proceeds from oil revenue would be used to build refineries because the country would not be in the business of petroleum resources to export all of its oil.

On gender inclusion, she said it was time for women to be given prominent roles and front row roles in the management of the economy.

‘‘As a mother, women are naturally not selfish because they want every member of the family is happy in an equitable manner,” she said.

The energy minister added that women should take the driver’s seat in the energy sector.

According to her, when there is poor electricity supply and lack of cooking gas, it is the women that bear the brunt of resorting to firewood to cook which shortens her life span.

Tags: GasUganda
ShareTweetPin
The Matters Press

The Matters Press

Related Posts

Eulogising Africa’s efforts in midwifing a Covid-19 vaccine
Economy/Technology

Nigeria’s upgrade of health centres, a major milestone in Renewed Hope Agenda

May 13, 2025
Rescued victims of human from Cote D Ivoire arrive Nigeria
Foreign

Rescued victims of human from Cote D Ivoire arrive Nigeria

May 11, 2025
Northern governors, traditional rulers call for accelerated action against Insecurity
News

Northern governors, traditional rulers call for accelerated action against Insecurity

May 11, 2025
Smile finally visits nurses, now on enhanced salary entry point
Economy/Technology

As enrollment of nurses peaks at 115,000, Nigeria ready to outsource medical personnel to the world – TMV

May 10, 2025
Nigerians kick against re-opening of schools as COVID-19 bites harder
Economy/Technology

With NELFUND’s Disbursement of N53b, Nigerian students have cause to celebrate – TMV

May 9, 2025
Nissan recalls 1,150,000 vehicles in 3 months
Economy/Technology

Profit surge among Nigeria’s loss-making companies indication of economic recovery – IMPI

May 8, 2025
Next Post
Edo unveils plans for investment desks

Makinde at London summit moves to attract foreign investors

“Naira-4-Dollar” getting results

Again, naira drops against dollar by 0.14%

Recommended Stories

Electronic collection of data from states, Councils ready by March – RMAFC

RMAFC needs good funding to enhance effective revenue mobilisation, allocation

September 26, 2023
Luxury items, drinks to attract more VAT

Luxury items, drinks to attract more VAT

January 24, 2019
CAC, Pakistani investors on economic diversification

CAC, firm partner to drive economic sustainability, national development

February 14, 2024

Popular Stories

  • Rising prices of goods cause protests in Morocco

    Rising prices of goods cause protests in Morocco

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • NLNG not responsible for gas supply shortfall, price hike

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • NCC sets fresh operational fees, spectrum prices for telecom operators

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Hoarding causes hike in prices of grains

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Prices of Petrol, diesel increase in November

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
TheMattersPress

We bring you the best news update in Nigeria

LEARN MORE »

Recent Posts

  • Nigeria’s upgrade of health centres, a major milestone in Renewed Hope Agenda
  • Rescued victims of human from Cote D Ivoire arrive Nigeria
  • Northern governors, traditional rulers call for accelerated action against Insecurity

Categories

  • Agriculture
  • Economy/Technology
  • Energy
  • Entertainment/sports
  • Features
  • Foreign
  • Multimedia
  • Natural Resources
  • News
  • Oil and Gas
  • Photo
  • Politics
  • Security
  • Thematterspress
  • Uncategorized
  • Video

© 2025 Domo Tech World - Powered by Thematterspress.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Domo Tech World - Powered by Thematterspress.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Call Us