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TotalEnergies EP Uganda Commences the Tilenga Academy Training

Kigumba, April 16, 2024 - TotalEnergies EP Uganda has today commenced the Tilenga Academy training, a 2.5-year training program aimed at empowering 200 Ugandan youth with skills and international competency-based accreditation to work on the Tilenga project during the production phase.

The first cohort of one hundred (100) trainees starts their training in April 2024 at the Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba (UPIK). This will be followed by further training sessions at international Oil and Gas training centres and hands-on experience during the Tilenga Project’s construction phase. The second cohort will start their training in October 2024.

The selected trainees will undertake a wide range of courses, some of which include theoretical training in Oil and Gas, production, maintenance, as well as health, safety, and environment. 31% of the trainees will specialise in Production, 27% in Mechanical Maintenance, 26% in Instrumentation Maintenance, and 16% in Electrical Maintenance.

Speaking at the training’s commencement, Mr. Philippe GROUEIX, General Manager, TotalEnergies EP Uganda said, “We are proud to contribute significantly towards the development of local capacity in the oil and gas industry at such a crucial time when the country is scaling up oil and gas activities. The Tilenga Academy aims to train young Ugandans with the best international Oil and Gas standards.”

“The Tilenga Academy training undertaken in partnership with UPIK demonstrates our commitment to maximizing national content, creating shared value in Uganda for Ugandans, and enabling a net positive outcome on the project by developing the country’s human resource capacity required in the oil and gas industry,” he added.

The inception of this training is a significant milestone towards the readiness for first oil.

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About TotalEnergies in Uganda

TotalEnergies has been present in Uganda since 1955 through its marketing operations and has more 200 stations countrywide. TotalEnergies EP Uganda is an upstream affiliate which is leading the development activities towards production in the Tilenga project area - Contract Area 1 (CA-1) and Licence Area 2 North (LA-2N) within the Albertine Region.

About TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies is a global multi-energy company that produces and markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our more than 100,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, cleaner, more reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people.

TotalEnergies Contacts

Anita Kayongo / Corporate Affairs Manager / +256760888109/ [email protected]

Linda Nabirye / External Communications & Public Affairs Coordinator / +256760888160 [email protected]

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Published on 16/04/2024
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    A UPIK instructor briefs delegates from TotalEnergies EP Uganda, the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), CNOOC Uganda Ltd, and the District Local Leaders of Kiryandongo District about oil & gas training equipment used in training Tilenga Academy trainees at UPIK.

    UPIK instructors brief Mr. Philippe Groueix, General Manager of TotalEnergies EP Uganda, and Mr. Ernest Rubondo, Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, about the training equipment used in instructing Tilenga Academy trainees at UPIK, in the presence of Mr. Bernard Ongodia, Principal of UPIK.

    UPIK instructors brief Mr. Philippe Groueix, General Manager of TotalEnergies EP Uganda, and Mr. Ernest Rubondo, Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, about the training equipment used in instructing Tilenga Academy trainees at UPIK, in the presence of Mr. Bernard Ongodia, Principal of UPIK.

    Mr. Ernest Rubondo, Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, speaking at the commencement of the Tilenga Academy training at UPIK.