TotalEnergies EP Uganda and SLB lend a hand developed oil & gasoline coaching curriculum in Ugandan Universities.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda and SLB absorb handed over if reality be told expert training tool and laptop hardware to Makerere, Kyambogo and Nkumba Universities in a elaborate to spice up their oil and gasoline coaching curriculum.
The lend a hand is aimed at enhancing the capacity of the colleges to put together and compose candidates with the relevant technical skills which will more than probably be an extraordinarily grand for the oil and gasoline sector in Uganda. It aligns with the corporations’ dedication to Sustainable Model Diagram (SDG) 4 referring to quality training moreover to their nationwide commitments to skilling, capacity constructing, and lend a hand to Ugandan tutorial institutions.
Talking on the handover ceremony, Philippe GROUEIX, Traditional Manager of TotalEnergies EP Uganda, said over 1,500 Ugandans were expert in varied transferable technical skills with international certifications that strengthen their employability in Uganda and in a international country.
“Over time, we absorb positioned colossal emphasis on supporting tutorial institutions in Uganda, equivalent to UPIK, Makerere, and Kyambogo Universities, to offer the capacities required to put together extra Ugandans in oil and gasoline disciplines, and on the modern time’s handover is aimed at augmenting this lend a hand per our commitments to nationwide whisper material construction and youth inclusion and training,” he said.
As section of this lend a hand, TotalEnergies EP Uganda has equipped to every establishment eight (8) laptop hardware stations comprising eight (8) tower servers, sixteen (16) displays, and peripherals, with a entire rate exceeding $200,000 (over sh770,000,000) while SLB has equipped four (4) if reality be told expert coaching tool licenses (Petrel, Techlog, Eclipse & Petromod) installed and configured on every laptop hardware place. Additionally, SLB will habits coaching classes for the respective university customers in July 2025 to verify that effective utilization of the tools and can proceed to resume the licenses yearly.
This contribution objectives to reinforce the institutions’ capacity to put together Ugandans in varied oil & gasoline disciplines. With lend a hand of SLB, which equipped industry-leading tool, we proceed to verify our dedication to youth training and their participation in Uganda’s construction pic.twitter.com/CnDsKBSxAE
— Philippe Groueix (@PhilippeGroueix) June 11, 2025
Valerian Pfrimmer, Managing Director for East and South Africa at SLB, affirmed the firm’s dedication to supporting nationwide whisper material construction in Uganda. SLB is a global vitality technology firm that drives vitality innovation for a balanced planet.
“By donating four of our industry-leading tool platforms: Petrel™, Techlog, Eclipse™, and Petromod, we are bridging the hole between lecture room conception and subject utility. These platforms duvet the fat spectrum of exploration and production and are an extraordinarily grand to right-world operations. They now now not glorious strengthen petroleum geoscience and engineering training but also serve as strategic enablers for nationwide construction,” Pfrimmer said.
The equipment was once handed over to the respective establishment heads: Prof Juma Kasozi, representing the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Dr John Okuonzi representing the Vice Chancellor of Kyambogo University; and Prof. Jude T. Lubega the Vice Chancellor of Nkumba University who all expressed gratitude to the Companies for the lend a hand. The ceremony was once witnessed by the Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, represented by Betty Namubiru, the Manager of Nationwide Announce material on the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, Joint Mission Partners CNOOC and Uganda Nationwide Oil Firm, effectively as EACOP Ltd.
This action enhances diverse ongoing initiatives implemented as section of TotalEnergies EP Uganda’s broader dedication to if reality be told expert training and capacity constructing/coaching programmes equivalent to: The Tilenga Academy, the Tilenga Practice the Coach program, the Makerere University Emergency Treatment Simulation Coaching Centre (established in 2023), internship and graduate trainee opportunities, lend a hand to the refurbishment of the Makerere Ivory Tower auditorium, and Scholarship applications, among others.
