Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline is projected to displace at least 400 households in nine districts of Uganda. The 1,445 Kilometers long pipeline will also economically affect a total of 3,000 households in Hoima, Kakumiro, Kyankwanzi, Mubende, Gomba, Sembabule, Lwengo, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government and oil companies have failed to reach a consensus on key issues which could potentially create more delays for the Final Investment Decision (FID). The delay is a setback to the planned construction of the pipeline and the refinery. The contentious issues …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan and Tanzanian officials are meeting in Kampala for another round of negotiations on the Host Government Agreement for the East Africa Crude Oil pipeline. Sources at the Energy Ministry have indicated to URN that about four Ministers from Tanzania are already in Uganda for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Tanzania have agreed to further fast track their plans for the construction of the $3.5 Billion East Africa Crude Oil Project. The Ministers of Energy from the two countries together with their Attorney Generals met for another round of negotiations over the project …
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Contractor, gov’t offer pointers, urge suppliers to get ready Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Excitement filled Hotel Africana’s spacious Nile Hall on Jan.17 as hundreds of local suppliers braced for details about the specifics of the $ 3.55 billion pipeline deal contained in the study about its engineering designs. Houston-based …
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How US$7bn deals are reshaping relations in the region Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | If President Yoweri Museveni has a best buddy amongst his East African counterparts, it might as well be Tanzania’s John Pombe Magufuli. When they are not sharing a hearty laugh at an African Union meeting in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tanzania president Joseph Pombe Magufuli will visit Uganda this week to seal cooperation in areas of transport, power and oil. His 3-day State Visit will climax with laying of the second foundation stone for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline in Hoima on Saturday. …
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Presidents Museveni, Magufuli lay foundation stone for crude oil pipeline construction Tanga, Tanzania | PPU | President Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzania counterpart Joseph Pombe Magufuli have commissioned the construction of the 1,445km-long East African crude oil pipe line from Hoima district in Uganda to the Tanzanian port of Tanga. The …
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Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell said Tuesday it has shut down a key crude supply pipeline in Nigeria’s restive south because of a leak. Shell subsidiary the Shell Petroleum Development Corporation of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) said the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) was shut on July 21 …
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The top stories In the Independent this week : COVER STORY Pipeline politics: Behind Museveni, Kenyatta, Magufuli moves in US$ 3.5bn deal. INFRASTRUCTURE Deal on US$2.3bn Standard Gauge Rail near: Kenya-Uganda in final discussions with Chinese bank. THE LAST WORD Will liberty take root in Africa?: Number of elected presidents …
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