Drilling of the first oil production well at Kingfisher Oil field reaches 3000 metres deep out of 5000 metres. 

The executive director Petroleum Authority of Uganda, Ernest Rubondo, says he is impressed with the ongoing oil drilling activities at Well Pad 2 in the Kingfisher Oil Development Field in Kikuube district.  

This is after Rubondo was told that the drilling of the first oil well at Well Pad 2 has reached 3000 metres deep out of the 5000 metres to be drilled before hitting oil.  

A team from Petroleum Authority Of Uganda led by Ernest Rubondo being briefed on the drilling project at Well Pad 2.

On January 24, 2023, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni launched the spudding of oil wells at the Kingfisher oil field at Buhuka, starting with Well Pad 2 out of close to 400 wells required to develop and produce the oil resource. 

During a monitoring and supervision tour led by Rubondo, it was revealed that the 60.5 metres tall Kingfisher oil rig has so far drilled 2890 metres.

“The plan is to start production of oil in 2025, the licensed companies are now at the drilling stage and this is the first production well. So far, it is at around 2890 metres,” he said.

Rubondo urged locals to use the development that has been put in place to make money.

He noted that currently, they are making sure that locals are given capacity building in order to benefit from oil and gas.

Rubondo says Ugandans should not overlook what is happening in the region before looking at what will happen after production.

Meanwhile, locals have explained that oil activities have transformed Buhuka landing site in terms of business and population increase.

Vitas Mwogezi, who doubles as parish chief for Buhuka parish, says cross-border trade between Uganda and DR Congo is booming due to oil developments.