Tilenga Oil Field (Uganda)
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Tilenga Oil Field is an in-development oil field in Uganda.
Along with Kingfisher Oil Field (Uganda), Tilenga Oil Field is a part of the Lake Albert Development Oil Project (Uganda).
Project Details
Main Data
Table 1: Field-level project details for Tilenga Oil Field
| Unit name | Status | Operator | Owner | Discovery year | FID1 year | Production start year | Production type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilenga | in-development[1][2][3] | TotalEnergies[1] | TotalEnergies SE [56%]; Uganda National Oil Co [15%]; CNOOC Ltd [28%][4][5][4][5][4][5] | 2006[6][7] | 2022[8] | – | conventional[9] |
Production and Reserves
Table 2: Reserves of Tilenga Oil Field
| Fuel description | Reserves classification | Quantity | Units | Data year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude oil | reserves | 825.0 | million bbl | 2022 | [10] |
| liquids | Reserves | 1055.0 | million bbl | 2022 | [1][8] |
Table 3: Production from Tilenga Oil Field
| Category | Fuel description | Quantity | Units | Data year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| production design capacity | oil | 69.35 | million bbl/y | 2025 | [11][12][13] |
Location
Table 4: Field-level location details for Tilenga Oil Field
| Concession/Block | Location | Onshore/Offshore | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA-1; LA-2[6] | onshore, Uganda[14] | onshore[15] | 1.9854, 31.4801 (exact)[14] |
The map below shows the exact location of Tilenga Oil Field:
Background
The Tilenga field has been considered a controversial development. It marks the start of the 900-mile long (1,450 km) East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) stretching from Uganda to a port in Tanzania. The field is partially located in the Murchison Falls National Park which contains a Ramsar wetland site full of critical biodiversity. The controversy has caused the refusal of at least 5 insurers' support. French president Emmanuel Macron has committed to getting out of fossil fuel investments but has backed the EACOP, describing it as a "major opportunity" for the two countries. The project is full of allegations of human rights and environmental violations, including how people have been compensated for their land, protester arrests, and opponent intimidation.[16] Tilenga’s partial location inside the Murchison Falls National Park has raised additional concerns about habitat destruction and impact on biodiversity and tourism within a protected area.[17]
Articles and Resources
Additional Data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of oil and gas extraction sites, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230410051448/https://energychamber.org/wp-content/uploads/The-State-of-African-Energy-2023-Report_dg_sp_oct-25.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240930141635/https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/493a4f1b-c0a8-4bfc-be7b-b9c0761a3e5e/Oil2024.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210830023959/https://energywatch.eu/EnergyNews/Oil___Gas/article12894414.ece. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230326193957/https://totalenergies.com/media/news/press-releases/Uganda_Tanzania-final-agreements-for-lake-albert-resources-development-project. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://totalenergies.ug/projects/tilenga-project.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/tilenga-oil-project-uganda/?cf-view.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://hawilti.com/energy/upstream/totalenergies-takes-fid-on-10bn-of-oil-projects-in-uganda-16-years-after-first-discovery/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://priceofoil.org/content/uploads/2022/11/Investing_In_Disaster.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://totalenergies.com/company/projects/oil/tilenga-and-eacop-projects-acting-transparently-uganda-tanzania.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230215172845/https://au-afrec.org/sites/default/files/2022-11/African%20Oil%20%26%20Gas%20Domestic%20Market.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://publications.opec.org/woo/archive/112.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://publications.opec.org/woo/FileDownload/129/woo/210.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.opec.org/assets/assetdb/woo-2025.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230527180317/https://totalenergies.com/sites/g/files/nytnzq121/files/atoms/files/uganda-projects_introduction.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Moisan, Dorothée (2022-04-19). "Uganda oil project casts shadow over Total's eco-friendly image". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ↑ "Mounting Threats: Mapping What's at Stake as EACOP Advances". Earth Insight. 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
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