British energy explorer Tullow Oil said it was ready to take “decisive action” to exploit the resource potential in Uganda. “Uganda’s time has come [and the country] is fast becoming a prominent potential player in the world’s energy market,” Jimmy Mugerwa, general manager of Tullow Oil Uganda, said in a statement Monday. “Decisive action is now required in order to maintain that advantage.” Tullow published a country report on Uganda, tracking progress since Tullow entered the country in 2004. Tullow said it invested $2.8 million on oil exploration in Uganda where discoveries have uncovered more than 1 billion barrels of oil. In June, the High Court in London ruled in favor of Tullow in a tax case with rival Heritage Oil related to operations in Uganda. Heritage in 2009 agreed to sell its Ugandan holdings to Italian energy company Eni. Tullow had the right […]