New boss determined to pump out Uganda’s oil in four years Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Philippe Groueix took over from Pierre Jessua on Sept. 01 as the General Manager of TotalEnergies EP Uganda with one critical goal on his mind: commercializing Uganda’s oil resources by 2025. Uganda first …
Read More »The environment and Uganda’s oil activities
It is a delicate balancing act of development of the oil and gas projects and impact on other sectors of the economy COMMENT | YUSUF MASABA | In the recent past, a host of countries; especially those from the West, have announced major commitments to significantly cut the carbon …
Read More »Don’t disclose oil pipeline agreement contents, solicitor general warns government
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Solicitor General Francis Atoke has advised government not to disclose contents of the documents related to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project to third parties because they contain confidential information. The Solicitor General reveals this in his advice dated August 4th, 2021, to …
Read More »Host communities should not miss crude pipeline opportunities
COMMENT | Joseph Mukasa Ngubwagye | Preparations to start the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), the world’s longest heated pipeline, are in high gear. The all-important tripartite agreements between the project developers and the governments of Uganda and Tanzania were signed in the first half of …
Read More »Oil pipeline compensation delays spark disputes, child neglect in Rakai
Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and children rights activists in Rakai and Kyotera districts have decried the increasing domestic disputes among communities affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project. They say that families are breaking up and children neglected as parents remain incapable …
Read More »Oil pipeline compensation rates stir fresh frustration in Rakai
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is anger and frustration among a section of persons affected by the impending construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP, as the project implementers move to secure land in Kyotera and Rakia districts. The aggrieved include 21 households that will be physically displaced as …
Read More »Behind Total’s name change
Why French Oil giants are now called TotalEnergies Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Last month, shareholders of the French oil and gas giants, Total SE, unanimously agreed to change the company’s name to TotalEnergies complete with a new visual identity. Top company executives said the change in name was …
Read More »Ugandan president emphasizes wise use of oil revenues
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday said oil revenues must be invested in avenues that create jobs and wealth. The Ugandan president said since oil is an exhaustible resource, revenues from it should be used to build the infinite resources in …
Read More »Tilenga project industrial area groundwork commences
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | French oil company Total has commenced work on its Tilenga project industrial area in Kasenyi, Buliisa district where it plans to build its central processing facility. Total contracted Mota Engil Uganda, a subsidiary of Portugal-based construction group Mota-Engil, to handle the initial works that include bush …
Read More »Sigh of relief as Tanzania signs EACOP host agreement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tanzania today signed an agreement to host the East African Crude Oil Pipeline with its lead investor Total. The signing of the long-awaited Host Government Agreement(HGA) on Thursday was witnessed by President Yoweri Museveni and Samia Suluhu Hassan in Dar es Salaam. The …
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