Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is not concerned about the decision of some international banks to stay away from the financing plans for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. Several banks in France, where the lead investor in the project, Total, is based, have stated that they will not …
Read More »Pipeline compensation claims outnumber affected persons by far
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of persons with interests on land located in the route of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline- EACOP is nearly 1,000 more than the number of Project Affected Persons-PAPs, according to information available. According to the approved resettlement action plan, a total of 3,792 …
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What is govt hiding? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Hussein Lumumba Amin, a renowned socio-political analyst, recently ignited debate on one of Uganda’s most sensitive subjects since Uganda discovered commercially viable oil reserves in 2006: What exactly will be Uganda’s share of its oil resource when production finally …
Read More »Compensation of oil pipeline affected persons may cost up to 65 billion shillings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Compensation for persons affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project may cost up to 65 billion shillings. The estimate has been given by Robert Kasande, the permanent secretary Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development hours after the approval of the Resettlement Action Plan-RAP …
Read More »Open letter to Suluhu, Museveni
The East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline is a project with multiple dire social, economic and environmental impacts COMMENT | VANESSA NAKATE AND LANDRY NINTERETSE | Dear Presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania, building the world’s longest heated crude oil pipeline in the midst of a climate …
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Why experts don’t know whether to celebrate or criticise Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Final agreements to kick-start production of oil in Uganda have taken over 10 years of bickering and anxious negotiation. But when they were finally signed on April 11, many watchers said they were unsure …
Read More »Construction Of EA crude oil pipeline to begin from Tanzanian side
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has reiterated that no construction project in the oil and gas industry will take place until all affected persons have been compensated or resettled. This comes after the governments of Uganda and Tanzania and the oil and gas …
Read More »MUSEVENI: April 11 signing a triple win for Uganda and Tz
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni and the President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu today April 11, 2021 signed agreements to start full implementation of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project. Museveni said he asked Suluhu for an April 11 signing, a day that was …
Read More »Lack of certified skills to deny Ugandans jobs in oil and gas industry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With the governments of Uganda and Tanzania ready with oil companies to sign the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the development of the oil fields and the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), experts have warned that Ugandans might miss out on employment opportunities. …
Read More »District leaders issue ultimatum to gov’t to compensate pipeline affected persons
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyotera and Lwengo district leaders have given the government of Uganda up to August to either compensate the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project affected persons, or they block the project and victims claim for the return of their assets with costs. The tough …
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