Uganda says agrees on 30,000 bpd oil refinery with

By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda, France's Total and China's CNOOC have agreed to build a small oil refinery in the east African country, Uganda's government said, in a step towards resolving disagreements that have delayed commercial oil production. They agreed on an initial processing capacity of 30,000 barrels per day - well below the 200,000 bpd the government had initially sought. Explorers struck oil in east Africa's third largest economy in 2006 but wrangling over taxes and the viability of a local refinery have stalled production. ...