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Thursday, October 24, 2013
Exploration has resumed on Uganda’s Block 1 more than a month after the discovery of unexploded ordinance led it to suspend operations. Total reported it has now returned to its activities on the block after an assessment by Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) determined the block to be safe.
“UPDF has declared 80% of the northern area of Block 1 safe,” Ahlem Friga-Noy, spokeswoman for Total’s Ugandan unit, said. “Therefore, 3D seismic activities have immediately resumed in this area, leading to a partial lifting of the force majeure.”
A risk assessment was continuing in the remaining part of the block and exploration activity will also resume after it is declared safe.
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