Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tension is high among communities on the proposed route for the crude oil pipeline in Rakai and Kyotera districts as thugs raid their homes demanding for compensation money. Hundreds of people in Rakia and Kyotera districts required to vacate their land are upon compensation to …
Read More »“We shall deliver on East Africa crude oil pipeline” says Lokeris
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project comes to fruition despite recent challenges. The assurance was given by Minerals State Minister, Peter Lokeris in Kakumiro district at the opening of a public hearing into the …
Read More »Govt looks to new oil deals
There is plenty to cheer than mourn about after Tullow oil deal failed THE INDEPENDENT | RONALD MUSOKE | Following the August fallout of Tullow Oil Plc’s farm down to Total E&P Uganda and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the government appears to be going after a three-pronged come-back …
Read More »Pouyanne: Museveni’s oil trouble has a name
‘The man ready to teach Uganda a lesson’ Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | Details emerging following the recent failure of major oil companies to pressure the Uganda government to grant tax concessions before a crucial purchase and sale deal are casting the country as a “nightmare” for oil firms. And …
Read More »Museveni cornered on Shs 446 bn oil money
Will he flee or fight oil firms? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | President Yoweri Museveni’s plan to get Shs 446 billion from Uganda’s Petroleum Fund to finance part of the budget deficit this year may have been dashed when Tullow Oil refused to cough up Shs 600 billion in …
Read More »Total E&P to focus on final investment decision negotiations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Oil company Total E&P will now focus on negotiations with government to ensure that the Final Investment Decision (FID) is made. The FID is the point at which everything is in place for a project to go ahead. It’s the project execution phase begins and …
Read More »Total E&P suspends all activities on Ugandan pipeline
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | French oil major Total E&P Uganda has suspended all activities, including tenders on the East Africa Crude Pipeline (EACOP), sending shivers among the participants in the Uganda oil industry. The suspension follows the collapse of the Tullow sale deal where Total and China National Offshore …
Read More »Museveni locks out oil investors
It’s Total disaster Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | Uganda’s oil sector has been thrown into another toss up after President Yoweri Museveni cancelled a highly anticipated meeting on June 05 between him and oil production company executives; The Independent can exclusively report. The meeting was to be a …
Read More »EA oil pipeline impact assessment report finalized
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Environmental Social Impact Assessment (Esia) report for the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), has been finalized and handed over to the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA). The move signals a major milestone in the impending approval of the project. The study conducted by …
Read More »Foundation stone for 1,445km oil pipeline laid in Hoima
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni and Tanzania foreign minister Dr. Augustine Mahiga have laid a foundation stone at the start point of the 1,445km-long East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in Hoima, Uganda. Saturday’s function marked the climax of the visit by Tanzania’s president John Magufuli, who …
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