Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private Sector Foundation Uganda together with Tanzania Private Sector Foundation in partnership with the ministry of foreign affairs through its Uganda High Commission in Tanzania will convene a Tanzania-Uganda Oil and gas symposium on November 25 in Dar-es- Salaam, officials said in Kampala on Oct.26. …
Read More »Pipeline affected persons in Kyotera protest arrest of leader
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | People affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project in Kyotera district have protested the arrest of their leader. Richard Birimuye Ssekyondwa was arrested on Friday on the orders of the District Police Commander Hassan Hiwumbire, for allegedly sabotaging government projects. His arrest …
Read More »Land acquisition for oil pipeline
Processes provide support to affected persons to ensure adequate compensation and improved livelihood COMMENT | GLORIA SEBIKARI | The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has noted recent media reports published in some local dailies alleging that the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Project Affected Persons (PAPs) are being mishandled …
Read More »EACOP compensation: Kyotera PAPs shun bank account opening
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 30 people affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline route in Nabigasa sub-county in Kyotera district have declined to open up bank accounts ahead of the compensation payment. New Plan Limited and Total Uganda entered a partnership with Centenary Bank to help …
Read More »Government eyes jobs for Ugandans as it tables oil pipeline bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has tabled before Parliament a draft law through which Ugandans will be given priority for use of labour and other resources, during the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The proposed law tabled by the Minister of State for …
Read More »Philippe Groueix takes over at TotalEnergies EP Uganda
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 …
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