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Investors commit $10 billion to pump Uganda’s oil deposits

An attendant fuels a vehicle at a Total gas station in the Kamwokya suburb of Kampala, Uganda, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. Uganda and a group of investors on Tuesday announced their decision to finally proceed with oil production following years of setbacks that threatened the East African country's efforts to become an oil exporter. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda) A transporter truck delivers fuel to a Total gas station in the Kamwokya suburb of Kampala, Uganda, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. Uganda and a group of investors on Tuesday announced their decision to finally proceed with oil production following years of setbacks that threatened the East African country's efforts to become an oil exporter. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda) An attendant fuels a motorcycle at a Total gas station in the Kamwokya suburb of Kampala, Uganda Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. Uganda and a group of investors on Tuesday announced their decision to finally proceed with oil production following years of setbacks that threatened the East African country's efforts to become an oil exporter. The China National Offshore Oil Corporation and the French energy conglomerate TotalEnergies said Tuesday that the investment in Uganda would be more than $10 billion. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda) An attendant fuels a vehicle at a Total gas station in the Kamwokya suburb of Kampala, Uganda, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. Uganda and a group of investors on Tuesday announced their decision to finally proceed with oil production following years of setbacks that threatened the East African country's efforts to become an oil exporter. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)