The first step of the Industrial Baseline Survey was dedicated to identifying the industrial sectors likely to be directly or indirectly impacted by future oil and gas projects in Uganda.•

Among all sectors identified, 25 revealed a higher potential for local content based on an assessment of both their benefits to the country (number of jobs created and skill level of jobs) and feasibility (investment intensity and ramp up time required to reach oil and gas standards)

• The second step focused on the analysis of the supply and demand of the 25 selected industries and corresponding gaps.

• It also included the assessment of future manpower needs that will be generated by the Lake Albert project among several segments: number of people required by phase of the projects, by education background, by skill level, by function, by certification type...

• A manpower database has been designed to assess future manpower needs, listing approximately 400 positions required to build and operate Lake Albert oilfields. This database forms the basis of the manpower demand analys