Uganda issues CNOOC license to construct LPG facility

KAMPALA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Uganda on Tuesday issued China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Uganda Limited a five-year license to construct a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) facility on the shores of Lake Albert in the western part of the country.

Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, minister of Energy and Mineral Development, while handing over the license to CNOOC Uganda Limited in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, said the oil giant is expected to produce more than 20,000 tonnes of LPG per year at a peak from the Kingfisher Development Area facility.