<<<<Heritage Oil and Gas is a Canadian company listed on
the Canadian stock exchange.
It got its exclusive license for oil
exploration on block three on the semliki valley about six years ago.
>>>>>>
This is Linda Chalker's oil company. Just saying it is a Canadian company
is just plain silly and lying through and through.
Mitayo Potosi
>From: Omar Kezimbira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Subject: ugnet_: Uganda Now Oil Drilling-New Vision-19-10-2002
>Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 17:42:54 -0700 (PDT)
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>NEW VISION, 19TH SATURDAY OCTOBER 2002
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>Uganda Now Oil Drilling
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>The much-awaited drilling of oil in the rift valley in western
Uganda has started, Bryan Westwood, the director and general manager Heritage
oil and Gas, the company that has been undertaking exploration work, said
yesterday, reports John Thawite and Emmy Olaki.
>
>He said they have hired a company called Eagle drill, to
undertake this exercise on behalf of 48 companies to explore the oil well.
>
>Westwood said the company has already covered about 1,500
metres down the well and that they have got another 1,500 metres to go.
>
>The exploration work is estimated to cost about 3 to 4m
dollars.
>
>�In a few months time, we might be able to know exactly what is
down there, but at the moment, we don�t know whether there is anything down
there,� he said.
>
>Drilling oil, the first in Uganda, was initially scheduled to
start in August, but was delayed because of the anticipated El Nino rains.
>
>�We have managed to get in there before the rains by raising
the ground around the site by about 1.5 metres and we have compacted it making
it easy to set up the machines,� Westwood said.
>
>He said the first part of the process is expected to end next
month. �But this is just the beginning.
>
>After this, geologists will have to interpret what will be
found so we wont be able to know exactly what is there for another three to
four months,� he said.
>
>Heritage Oil and Gas is a Canadian company listed on the
Canadian stock exchange.
>It got its exclusive license for oil exploration on block three
on the semliki valley about six years ago. There are five blocks in total.
>
>The company also has interests and concessions in Congo
Brazzaville, where they are already drilling oil.
>
>They also have interests in Angola and Saudi Arabia.
>
>Rueben Kashambuzi, the commissioner for petroleum products in
the ministry of energy, said drilling was progressing well.
>
>�We haven�t reached our target yet but we are watching things
as they come along. We have two monitors on site 24 hours a day because we
don�t want anything to go wrong,� he said.
>
>He said the Government was participating fully in the project,
not only by monitoring, but also training their staff to handle this because
it�s a big project.
>
>He said cooperation from the company was great and that they
are ensuring that no environmental damage is caused because the were residents
in the area.
>
>If the project succeeds it will go a long way in solving
Uganda�s oil needs.
>Ends
>
>Published on: Saturday, 19th October, 2002
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