Chinese oil giant hails Uganda's approval to construct liquidized petroleum gas facility

KAMPALA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Uganda Limited said on Friday that it welcomed Uganda's recent license granting for the company to construct the liquidized petroleum gas (LPG) facility on the shores of Lake Albert in western Uganda.

Earlier this week, a cabinet meeting chaired by President Yoweri Museveni at State House in Entebbe approved CNOOC Uganda Limited's application for a license to construct an LGP facility in the country's major oil development area.