Oil reserves
Uganda discovered oil deposits worth 2.5 billion barrels in the Albertine Rift Basin in 2006 and since then country has discovered more oil deposits with the updated estimates of  oil reserves  now  standing  at about 3.5 billion barrels. It is important to that the reserves are only  from 40% of the Albertine Graben area under oil exploration and this same area  still  has great  potential for more discoveries.

Gas reserves
Uganda has 12 billion standard cubic feet (339 million cubic meters) of natural gas reserves in its Albertine Graben region. The gas is in addition to oil reserves of more than 3.5  billion barrels of crude oil.
Impact of Oil on the Environment and other sectors
Over 50% of birds, 39% of mammals, 19% of amphibians, and 14% of reptiles and plants found in mainland Africa have their home in the  Rift Valley. The process of oil exploration in this area if not done under proper control could causes harm to the wildlife. The exploration process  displace our wildlife heritage.

Uganda as a country stands to improve its economy using oil and gas revenue although, the country’s tourism and environment sectors could pay an expensive price.