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                         Gemcorp envisages the first phase costing
                         around $220mn, with the remaining $700mn
                         of the budgeted amount split across phases two
                         and three.
                           Lourenço noted that the refinery’s output
                         will cater to the needs of the Cabinda province,
                         with any surplus to be exported to neighbouring
                         Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa).
                           Cabinda is the smallest of three refining pro-
                         jects that are expected to turn the country from a
                         net importer of refined products to an exporter.
                           A $3.5bn build, own and operate (BOO)
                         contract was awarded to a consortium led by
                         California-based electrical contractor Quanten
                         last year for the development of a 100,000 bpd   Gemcorp has already cleared the refinery construction site (Photo: Gemcorp)
                         refinery at Soyo that is due to come into oper-
                         ation in 2024.                       taking a stake of 70%. In mid-2021, project
                           Meanwhile, a decision is still awaited, fol-  co-ordinator Guiomar Correia said that the
                         lowing a tender for investment in the planned   unit would be completed in 2025 or 2026 at a
                         200,000 bpd Lobito refinery in Benguela Prov-  total cost of $6bn, based on early physical works
                         ince, with Sonangol envisaging private investors   beginning in the second quarter of 2022. ™



       TotalEnergies launches new oil and gas



       training programme for Ugandans






            UGANDA       TOTALENERGIES (France) has launched an
                         online training course for Ugandans interested
                         in working in the oil and gas sector. The com-
                         pany’s local affiliate, TotalEnergies EP Uganda,
                         marked the debut of the programme, known
                         as the Tilenga Massive Online Open Course
                         (Tilenga MOOC), at the Kampala Serena Hotel
                         on January 11.
                           Speaking at the launch ceremony, Philippe
                         Groueix, the general manager of TotalEnergies
                         EP Uganda, said the company had established
                         the course with the aim of expanding and
                         improving the capacities of the local workforce.
                         The company intends to recruit 150 Ugandans
                         for the Tilenga MOOC and will train par-
                         ticipants over a four-year period to serve as
                         inspection and maintenance technicians and as
                         production operators, he said. The programme
                         will be open to Ugandans between the ages of
                         18 and 28, he added, and priority will be given
                         to applicants from areas in the vicinity of the
                         Tilenga oilfield.
                           He went on to say that trainees would work
                         with the Uganda Petroleum Institute-Kigumba   The Tilenga oilfield in is western Uganda (Image: TotalEnergies)
                         (UPIK) for part of the course and then gain
                         international experience at a TotalEnergies   of the Tilenga project,” he said. “The safety of our
                         production site. Participants will gain technical,   employees, contractors and communities is of
                         mathematical and scientific knowledge and will   paramount importance to the company.”
                         also receive intensive training in health, safety   Groueix also stressed that the training
                         and environmental skills, he noted.  programme  demonstrated  the  TotalEner-
                           “Due to the highly risky and technical nature   gies subsidiary’s commitment to optimising
                         of the industry, health, safety and environment   local content and building up local capacity in
                         are priorities for TotalEnergies and key aspects   Uganda.



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