An oil tanker. Uganda will on July 2, 2024 end decades of relying on Kenya for her fuel needs, after Unoc signed a five-year deal to directly import fuel from Vitol Bahrain. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Uganda will use Kipevu Oil Terminal 2 and the Kenya Pipeline Corporation infrastructure to ferry petroleum products from Mombasa to Kampala.
According to the Uganda National Oil Corporation (Unoc), no Kenyan oil marketing company will be involved in the Unoc-Vitol Bahrain deal that target to lower pump prices below the current rates offered by dealers in Kenya.
Next week, Uganda will receive the first two vessels at the port of Mombasa; Navig8 Matines on 2nd July 2024, carrying 58,000 metric tonnes (MT) of petrol and MT Sinbad will dock on 3rd July 2024, carrying 65,000MT of diesel.ertisement
