乌干达当局周三正式宣布该国即将商业化生产的原油品牌名为"Pearl Sweet"（珍珠甜油），标志着这个东非国家为2024年底前启动商业生产做准备1。该品牌名称源自丘吉尔对乌干达的描述"非洲珍珠"，而"sweet"则反映了这种原油的低硫含量特性1。
乌干达估计可采油储量约16亿桶1。该项目由法国能源公司TotalEnergies和中国国家海洋石油总公司(CNOOC)主导投资，乌干达国家石油公司占15%股权1。项目预期日产量约23万桶1。乌干达总统穆塞韦尼表示，"通过炼油、石化工业和伴生气发电，我们将在国内最大化资源价值"1。
该项目因输油管道计划引发环保争议1。管道将连接乌干达油田至坦桑尼亚港口，途中将穿过默奇森瀑布国家公园、森林保护区和维多利亚湖1。维多利亚湖为4000万人口提供饮用水来源1，环保人士对此提出强烈反对。
Uganda's authorities announced on Wednesday that the country's soon-to-be commercially produced crude oil will be branded "Pearl Sweet," marking a significant step toward launching commercial operations by year-end.1 The name references Churchill's description of Uganda as the "Pearl of Africa," with "sweet" denoting the oil's low sulfur content.1
The project, led by French energy company TotalEnergies and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), with Uganda's National Oil Company holding a 15 percent stake, is expected to produce approximately 230,000 barrels per day.1 Uganda holds an estimated 1.6 billion barrels of recoverable crude oil reserves.1 President Museveni stated that "through refining, petrochemicals and associated gas power generation, we will maximize the value of our resources domestically."1
The development has sparked environmental opposition over a planned pipeline connecting Uganda's oil fields near Lake Albert to a Tanzanian port, which would traverse Murchison Falls National Park, forest reserves, and areas near Lake Victoria—a freshwater source for 40 million people.1
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