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Uganda Refinery Holding Company

Coordinates: 00°18′48″N 32°34′55″E / 0.31333°N 32.58194°E / 0.31333; 32.58194
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Uganda Refinery Holding Company
Company typeGovernment-owned Parastatal
IndustryOil and Gas
Petroleum industry
Founded2012
HeadquartersFairway Tower, 15 Yusuf Lule Road, Nakasero Hill, Kampala, Uganda
Key people
Pauline Irene Batebe
(Chairwoman)
Michael Nkambo Mugerwa (General Manager)[1]
Productspetroleum, oil, gas
ServicesHolding company for Uganda Oil Refinery equity
OwnerUganda National Oil Company (100%)
ParentUganda National Oil Company
Websitewww.unoc.co.ug
MOGAS Station

Uganda Refinery Holding Company (URHC), is a government of Uganda-owned parastatal company, that is a 100 percent subsidiary of the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), whose purpose is to hold the shareholding in the Uganda Oil Refinery and related infrastructure, that is assigned to the Ugandan government. The company was incorporated as a private limited liability company, under the Companies Act of 2012.[2] The company plays a central role in Uganda's emerging petroleum sector, specifically in the development and management of the country's first oil refinery project.[2]

Corporate structure and ownership

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URHC operates as one of UNOC's two wholly owned subsidiaries, alongside the National Pipeline Company (Uganda) Limited (NPC). The midstream sector is driven by UNOC's two wholly owned subsidiaries; Uganda Refinery Holding Company Limited (URHC) and National Pipeline Company (Uganda) Limited (NPC).[3]

Location

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MOGAS Terminal

The headquarters of UNOC are located at the 4th Floor, Amber House, 29-33 Kampala Road in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2] The coordinates of UNOC headquarters are: 0°18'48.0"N, 32°34'55.0"E (Latitude:0.313333; Longitude:32.581944).[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Odyek, John (11 January 2017). "Oil Body Appoints Nkambo General Manager". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Petroleum Uganda (28 April 2017). "The Uganda Refinery Holding Company (URHC) is Recruiting A Refinery Project Engineer" (PDF). Kampala: Petroleum.go.ug (Petroleum Uganda). Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Midstream". Uganda National Oil Company. Uganda National Oil Company. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Location of the Headquarters of Uganda Refinery Holding Company (URHC)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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00°18′48″N 32°34′55″E / 0.31333°N 32.58194°E / 0.31333; 32.58194