Ugandan ministers have today signed the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Inter-Governmental Agreement (EACOPIGA) after leaders of the two nation’s agreed last week that all is set for construction to start. “This signing is landmark occasion after several months of negotiations,” said Ministry of Energy Permanent Secretary Stephen Isebalij, adding “the pipeline …
Read More »JOBS: General Manager Uganda National Pipeline Company
JOB TITLE: GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS TO: Board of Director of NPC (U) Ltd Deadline: May 12, 2017 Job description The General Manager (GM) will be the overall in charge of the administration of the National Pipeline Company (U) Ltd and is also the Accounting Officer of the Company. He/She will …
Read More »Surprise as NCIP summit in Kampala agrees to two pipelines
Uganda agrees with Kenya to develop the oil pipeline route to the port of Tanga while Kenya develops the Lamu route. — Richard Kabonero (@richardkabonero) April 23, 2016 The 13th Summit of the Northern Corridor Integration Projects concluded today with the surprise decision by the regional leaders to give a go ahead …
Read More »Nairobi oil talks call for detailed pipeline assessment
Talks on construction of the Uganda-Kenya oil pipeline were not conclusive in Nairobi on Monday, with the two leaders Uhuru Kenyatta and Yoweri Museveni agreeing to let the technicians refine their proposals ahead of another meeting in a fortnight. The pipeline project, a key plank of the Northern Corridor Infrastructure …
Read More »Fight over oil pipeline
By Ronald Musoke The French could scuttle Chinese plans for Uganda oil Tullow Oil Uganda, Total E&P Uganda, and the China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) are the three partners in Uganda’s upstream sector. But a rift appears to be starting to emerge in their relationship over the routes the …
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