Uganda begins oil drilling, hopes for production by 2025
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Oil drilling has begun in a Chinese-operated field in Uganda and the East African country expects to start production by 2025, an official said Tuesday. The spokesman for Uganda's ministry of energy and mineral development, Solomon Muyita, said the beginning of drilling at the Kingfisher oil field in the Kikuube district was “a significant stride” toward achieving commercial oil production. Climate activists have raised concerns about the effects of the pipeline on local communities and the environment.