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Why is it Taking so Long? Solving the Oil Extraction Equation in Uganda

In: African and Asian Studies
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Andrzej Polus Polish Centre for African Studies, University of Wroclaw Institute of International Studies ul. Koszarowa 3, 51-149 Wroclaw andrzej.polus@pcsa.org.pl andrzej.polus@uwr.edu.pl

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Wojciech Tycholiz Polish Centre for African Studies, University of Wroclaw Institute of International Studies ul. Koszarowa 3, 51-149 Wroclaw wojciech.tycholiz@pcsa.org.pl wojciech.tycholiz@uwr.edu.pl

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Online Publication Date:
23 May 2016
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During the past decade, Uganda has become one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, but the country’s development needs have not yet been met, and the government’s revenue sources are less than sufficient to satisfy them. Therefore, when oil was discovered in 2006, hopes were raised regarding Uganda’s future, since the oil money could provide substantial funds enabling a transformation of the country. According to the latest figures, Uganda has 6.5 billion barrels of oil, which makes the country the third-largest oil holder in the ssa region (after Nigeria and Angola). Unfortunately, even though almost a decade has passed since the first oil was struck, production figures have remained at zero. Given the huge needs of Ugandan society and political rhetoric of Uganda as a developmental state, it is perplexing that it is taking so long to start extracting oil in the country. The major objective of this paper is to identify and analyse major causes of oil production delays (underdevelopment of infrastructure, environmental aspects, disputes with international oil companies, legal framework adjustments, and above all vast patronage network) as well as to contribute to a better understanding of recent dynamics in the Ugandan oil sector.

Title:
Why is it Taking so Long? Solving the Oil Extraction Equation in Uganda
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/15692108-12341357
Language:
English
Pages:
77–97
Keywords:
Uganda; oil; resource curse; developmental state; patronage; Hoima
In:
African and Asian Studies
In:
Volume 15: Issue 1
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1569-2108
Print ISSN:
1569-2094
Subjects:
General, African Studies, Asian Studies, Social Sciences, Social Sciences, Asian Studies, General, Middle East and Islamic Studies

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