APA-Kampala(Uganda) Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has encouraged Lukoil, a Russian-based oil company to invest in the petroleum exploration and refining sector in Uganda.

According to a state house aide on Monday, Museveni met the delegation at the weekend led by the Vice-President of the company’s business development, Andrei Sapozhnikov. Museveni was pleased to receive the investment proposal of the company and informed his guests of the variety of opportunities in the petroleum sector in Uganda.

Sapozhnikov expressed interest in the oil exploration, refinery and the training of local manpower to facilitate the development of the sector.