Presentation
Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Policy; A Case of the Albertine Graben Uganda
SessionMeet the Poster Authors
DescriptionThe Albertine Graben is where commercially viable petroleum reserves were discovered in Uganda. The Graben endowed with petroleum resources is also a highly ecologically sensitive area and a renown centre of tourist attraction.
Plans are underway to produce, export crude oil via a thermally insulated pipeline (the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) at Kabaale Industrial Park in Hoima District to Tanga Port in Tanzania, a refinery is also underway, all these pose a risk of oil spills.
In 2006 there was no regulatory framework pertaining to oil and gas environmental issues. The first of the kind was the National Oil and Gas Policy (NOGP), 2008, whose Objective 9 requires oil exploitation to be undertaken in a manner that protects the environment and conserves biodiversity. The Upstream and Midstream Acts, 2013, followed and the National Environment Act, Cap 153 was superseded by the National Environment Act No. 5, 2019.
The National Oil spill contingency plan (NOSCP) formulated by the Office of the prime minister in collaboration with various stakeholders. The designated Competent National Authority(CNA); the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, is responsible for implementing the NOSCP. The office of the prime minister (OPM) is responsible for operational coordination of oil spill responses nationally. The National Environment Management Authority is the principal Agency responsible for environmental management and regulation in the country.
The incident command system requires evaluation for effectiveness, while the tiered preparedness and response system is incomplete and transboundary oil spill impacts require collaboration regionally.
Plans are underway to produce, export crude oil via a thermally insulated pipeline (the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) at Kabaale Industrial Park in Hoima District to Tanga Port in Tanzania, a refinery is also underway, all these pose a risk of oil spills.
In 2006 there was no regulatory framework pertaining to oil and gas environmental issues. The first of the kind was the National Oil and Gas Policy (NOGP), 2008, whose Objective 9 requires oil exploitation to be undertaken in a manner that protects the environment and conserves biodiversity. The Upstream and Midstream Acts, 2013, followed and the National Environment Act, Cap 153 was superseded by the National Environment Act No. 5, 2019.
The National Oil spill contingency plan (NOSCP) formulated by the Office of the prime minister in collaboration with various stakeholders. The designated Competent National Authority(CNA); the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, is responsible for implementing the NOSCP. The office of the prime minister (OPM) is responsible for operational coordination of oil spill responses nationally. The National Environment Management Authority is the principal Agency responsible for environmental management and regulation in the country.
The incident command system requires evaluation for effectiveness, while the tiered preparedness and response system is incomplete and transboundary oil spill impacts require collaboration regionally.
Author
Event Type
Poster
TimeMonday, May 13th5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
LocationExhibit Hall G
Preparedness
Prevention
Remediation
Response
Restoration