The victim of an attack in western Uganda on Friday has been identified as a British man working for a firm hired by a Canadian oil company.
Uganda's energy minister said Carl Nefdt was killed when gunmen attacked an oil exploration boat operated by Canada's Heritage Oil.
The boat was being used to conduct seismic surveys on Lake Albert, near the Congo border. A private firm was providing security.
Nefdt worked for Britain's IMC Geophysics, which was contracted by Calgary-based Heritage.
The motive and identity of the attackers were unclear.
Heritage Oil began exploring in Uganda in 1997 and has recently accelerated its activities there after announcing it had found "significant" reserves.
Heritage also explores in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and has a production property in Oman and a development site in Russia.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/08/07/uganda-shooting.html
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