📋 Tender Overview
Scope : To Construct Kingfisher Development Area (KFDA) (Conventional Oil Field) in the Western Region district of Kikuube in Uganda
Kingfisher is a conventional oil development located onshore Uganda and is operated by CNOOC Uganda. Discovered in 2006, Kingfisher lies in block Exploration Area 3A and PL 1/12 (Kingfisher).
The drilling works of oil for commercial production at the Kingfisher Development Area (KFDA) in the Western Region district of Kikuube have begun. This comes following the launch of the development by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
The works will be carried out using the rig that was hauled in the East African country last August and assembled in November. Reportedly, the process will culminate in commercial production in late 2025 but could stretch into 2026.
Operated by CUL, the Kingfisher Development Area (KFDA) covers the Kingfisher field located in Kikuube District. There are plans for future tie-ins of the Mputa-Nzizi-Waraga fields in Kaiso-Tonya, Hoima District.
The project includes the development of a Central Processing Facility (CPF) with a capacity of 40,000 barrels of oil per day and 31 wells, comprising 11 injectors and 20 producers that will be drilled on 4 well pads.
In addition, Kingfisher Development Area (KFDA) includes 19 kilometers of flow lines to connect the fields to the CPF, a 46-kilometer 12-inch feeder pipeline from the CPF in Buhuka to the export hub and Refinery in Kabaale, Hoima District.
Furthermore, it will comprise the Lake Water Abstraction station and supporting infrastructure such as temporary and permanent camps, a materials yard, a jetty, and several access roads, among others.
Final investment decision (FID) of the project was approved in 2022. The development cost is expected to be $1,500 m. The Kingfisher conventional oil development will involve the drilling of approximately 31 wells.
