Irene Batebe, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development spoke at the East African SMEs Oil & Gas Conference. The conference was organised by the Stanbic Business Incubator in partnership with Stanbic Bank, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), CNOOC and Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) on 18-19, November 2021 to explore opportunities in the Oil and Gas Sector.