Tag Archives: Tilenga

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Landowners living under the threat of eviction in the Albertine Graben’s Buliisa district stormed the High Court Hoima demanding a judicial review against a Court ruling that permitted the government to evict them from their land. Some of the infrastructure by TotalEnergies’ Tilenga project …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies has notified the government about its plan to produce Liquefied Petroleum Gas at the Tilenga Development Area. LPG is a highly versatile energy source and can be used in a wide range of applications such as water and space heating, cooking as well as …

Bulisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan insurers are slowly making inroads in taking up risks in the oil and gas sector despite the challenge. By the end of 2023, Ugandan insurers were operating in the Tilenga, Kingfisher, and East African Crude Oil pipeline projects though there was an indication of …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of lawyers has petitioned the Judicial Service Commission accusing Justice Jesse Byaruhanga Rugyema of judicial misconduct, incompetence, and bias in one of the Tilenga Oil Land Dispute cases. The petition was initiated by seven human rights lawyers led by Eron Kiiza. They urge …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Major contracts for construction activities for the Tilenga project have been awarded two years after a Final Investment Decision (FID) for the project was taken. The project is located in Bulisa and Nwoya districts and is led by TotalEnergies. Philippe Groueix, the Chair of …

TotalEnergies starts drilling as activists pin their fading hopes on stopping pipeline Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Drilling of production wells for both the Kingfisher and Tilenga oil projects has picked up pace in recent months ahead of first oil scheduled for 2025. “The drilling of production wells is proceeding …

Human Rights Watch issues ‘biased’ report on oil pipeline Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), the government agency that regulates the oil and gas sector, has accused Human Rights Watch of ‘bias’ following a new report the New York-based non-profit published on July 10. “The …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda His Grace Stephen Kazimba Mugalu has challenged oil companies operating in the Albertine Graben to provide timely information about the existing opportunities in the oil and gas sector to local communities. Dr Kaziimba says many people have the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Drilling of oil wells at the Tilenga project is expected to commence in mid-July as the clock ticks toward the first oil in 2025. The project operated by TotalEnergies EP is planned to produce 190,000 barrels of oil per day at peak. Commencement of drilling …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Earnest Rubondo, the Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority, is currently undertaking a three-day visit to the Tilenga project in the Albertine region, operated by TotalEnergies. According to sources within the Authority, the purpose of Rubondo’s visit to the Tilenga Oil Infrastructure is to assess their readiness …