Hoima, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Industrial progress is often measured by the numbers: tonnes of steel installed, kilometers of pipeline built, or megawatts of energy delivered. But there’s another measure that’s just as important, even if it doesn’t always make the headlines: who gets the opportunity to build that …
Read More »EACOP hits 91% completion
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The construction of the 1,443-kilometre East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has reached 91 per cent completion, bringing Uganda closer to achieving first oil production, which is expected by the end of this year. The USD 5 billion pipeline is designed to transport crude oil …
Read More »Uganda, Tanzania seal deal to develop Tanga into regional energy hub
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda and Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania have endorsed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at reshaping East Africa’s energy economy by shifting the region’s focus from crude oil exports to building an integrated regional energy and …
Read More »FIRST OIL: EACOP hosts Bank of Uganda Governor, Judiciary heads
Hoima, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Bank of Uganda Governor (BOU) Dr Michael Atingi-Ego has said the progress of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is critical to Uganda’s macroeconomic outlook, noting that government revenue projections and export earnings are closely tied to the successful delivery of the country’s …
Read More »Local firms secure more contracts as Uganda’s oil projects matures
Hoima, Uganda | URN | The petroleum sector continued to register steady progress during the quarter ending June 30, 2026, with major oil infrastructure projects moving closer to completion while Ugandan companies secured additional contracts under the country’s national content programme. According to the latest quarterly update by the Petroleum …
Read More »Katikkiro breaks ground for Kabaka Daudi Chwa II EACOP Stadium Buddu
EACOP and Buganda Kingdom ground-break construction of Kabaka Daudi Chwa II EACOP Stadium Buddu in Masaka City Masaka, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in partnership with the Buganda Kingdom, has broken ground on the construction of the Kabaka Daudi Chwa II EACOP …
Read More »EACOP: Four Ugandan farmers sue to halt pipeline before first oil
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Four Ugandans have filed a landmark lawsuit in the UK High Court seeking to stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) from becoming operational. Their lawyers described the move as the first attempt to have a British court apply Ugandan constitutional, climate and environmental …
Read More »East African Crude Oil Pipeline now beyond 90% completion
The project, however, remains the subject of criticism from environmental organisations, which have raised concerns about its ecological and climate impacts Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), one of Africa’s biggest energy infrastructure projects, has passed the 90% completion mark, bringing Uganda …
Read More »EACOP compensation dispute deepens as PAPs demand retrial
Masaka, Uganda | URN | At least 30 people living within the demarcated route of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project in different parts of Lwengo, Kyotera, and Rakai districts are seeking a retrial of a compensation case instituted against them by the government, alleging judicial misconduct. The …
Read More »EACOP grievance system boosts community trust as Uganda nears first oil
Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has said its grievance redress mechanism is playing a central role in building trust with host communities as Uganda moves closer to first oil. Speaking at the 11th Annual Oil and Gas Convention, company officials revealed …
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