1.0 Introduction
This document is referred to as a proposal paper for the anticipated study titled, “Social, and environmental risks in Albertine region, Uganda as a result of oil and gas exploration, drilling and extraction “. Oil and gas exploration, drilling and extraction will be treated as the dependent variables while the Social and environmental risks associated with such activities in the Albertine region will be treated as the dependent variable. The researcher has been propelled to go into this study due to the fact that while oil and gas exploration, drilling and extraction are of paramount importance in terms of income generation to the country, there is need to equally assess the Social and environmental risks so as to suggest …show more content…
Currently, there are approximately 500 oil establishments that partake in African hydrocarbon exploration. Referring to figures from the US EIA, Africa’s confirmed oil reserves have increased by nearly 120% in the past 30 years, from 57 billion barrels in 1980 to 124 billion barrels in 2012. In addition, it is estimated that an additional 100 100 billion barrels of oil will be produced in Africa in the immediate future. The reserves of natural gas are said to have increased from 210 trillion cubic feet (tcf) in 1980 to 509 tcf in 2012, representing growth of over 140% …show more content…
In Uganda, the country has had massive discoveries, with the original discovery of a large reserve of oil dating back to 2006. The country oil reserves are estimated at 3.5 billion barrels of crude oil which have attracted substantial investment by Tullow Oil, CNOOC and Total oil companies. However, while oil and gas exploration, drilling and extraction have been received with excitement in Uganda, less mention is done on how such industrial development will impact the Social and environmental set up of the area, a gap which this study intends to
This document is referred to as a proposal paper for the anticipated study titled, “Social, and environmental risks in Albertine region, Uganda as a result of oil and gas exploration, drilling and extraction “. Oil and gas exploration, drilling and extraction will be treated as the dependent variables while the Social and environmental risks associated with such activities in the Albertine region will be treated as the dependent variable. The researcher has been propelled to go into this study due to the fact that while oil and gas exploration, drilling and extraction are of paramount importance in terms of income generation to the country, there is need to equally assess the Social and environmental risks so as to suggest …show more content…
Currently, there are approximately 500 oil establishments that partake in African hydrocarbon exploration. Referring to figures from the US EIA, Africa’s confirmed oil reserves have increased by nearly 120% in the past 30 years, from 57 billion barrels in 1980 to 124 billion barrels in 2012. In addition, it is estimated that an additional 100 100 billion barrels of oil will be produced in Africa in the immediate future. The reserves of natural gas are said to have increased from 210 trillion cubic feet (tcf) in 1980 to 509 tcf in 2012, representing growth of over 140% …show more content…
In Uganda, the country has had massive discoveries, with the original discovery of a large reserve of oil dating back to 2006. The country oil reserves are estimated at 3.5 billion barrels of crude oil which have attracted substantial investment by Tullow Oil, CNOOC and Total oil companies. However, while oil and gas exploration, drilling and extraction have been received with excitement in Uganda, less mention is done on how such industrial development will impact the Social and environmental set up of the area, a gap which this study intends to