Uganda National Pipeline Company

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Uganda National Oil Company
Type Parastatal
Industry Petroleum industry
Founded2015
Key people
John Bosco Habumugisha
General Manager [1]
Productspetroleum, oil, gas
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Uganda National Pipeline Company (UNPC), whose official name is National Pipeline Company Uganda Limited (NPCUL), is a Ugandan private limited liability company that is a 100 percent subsidiary of the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC). UNPC was incorporated under the Companies Act of 2012, with the main objective being to hold the Uganda Government's interest in the crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas pipelines together with storage facilities and associated infrastructure, within the country's nascent petroleum industry. [2]

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Location

The headquarters of UNOC are located at the 4th Floor, Amber House, 29-33 Kampala Road in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. [2] The coordinates of UNOC headquarters are: 0°18'48.0"N, 32°34'55.0"E (Latitude:0.313333; Longitude:32.581944). [3]

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References

  1. Odyek, John (4 November 2017). "Uganda National Oil Company takes over Jinja terminal". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 Chairman of the Board UNPC (2 May 2017). "Jobs: General Manager Uganda National Pipeline Company". The Independent (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. Google (28 November 2017). "Location of the Headquarters of Uganda National Pipeline Company (UNPC)" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

Coordinates: 00°18′48″N32°34′55″E / 0.31333°N 32.58194°E / 0.31333; 32.58194