*Land acquired for the refinery construction in the Hoima District, Albertina Region of Uganda. 20 August 2017, Sweetcrude, Lagos — In late July, Uganda chose a consortium, including General Electric Co., to build and operate a crude oil refinery, which will eventually process oil from fields being developed by Total SA and Tullow Oil Plc. The African Legal Support facility (ALSF) is involved in the negotiations of the project's framework agreement at the instance of the Ugandan authorities, following the selection of a consortium to develop the US$4 billion facility when negotiations with groups led by Russia's RT Global Resources LLC and South Korea's SK Engineering & Construction Co. were inconclusive.