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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of harmonized messages has triggered controversy among communities that are awaiting compensation from the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP project in the affected districts of the greater Masaka sub-region. Lwengo, Sembabule, Kyotera, and Rakai districts are part of the ten districts through which …
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Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Natural Resources officers in Lwengo, Kyotera, and Rakai district local governments have said they are failing to monitor the ongoing East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project activities due to lack of funds. According to Godfrey Mutemba, the Lwengo district Natural Resources officer, their departments …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The partners in the oil and gas industry in Uganda intend to supply solar energy to power the East African Crude Oil Pipeline in transporting crude from Hoima in western Uganda to Tanzania’s Tanga Port. The energy will be used at the six pump stations …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Mary Kitutu has given an account of what her ministry has been doing over the last five years during the 2021 NRM Manifesto Week. The manifesto implementation that is running from 4th to 11th May aims at …
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CNOOC, dfcu points at post Final Investment Decision prospects Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | dfcu Bank held a half day engagement for its clients and stakeholders in the oil and gas sector on Apr.28 following the government’s bold step to sign key agreements that will see the country get …
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