Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Board of Directors of TotalEnergies SE this week decided to call an ordinary meeting which will among other matters retain Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. There had been speculation that Patrick Pouyanné was about to leave at the top leadership at the …
Read More »TotalEnergies unveils US$2.3million centre for enterprise development
The company has issued a 3-year contract to a joint venture comprising Zoramu Consulting Group and Invest in Africa to establish the IEC Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda has launched the Industry Enhancement Center (IEC), a sector-led initiative aimed at enhancing the capacity of Ugandan Small and …
Read More »TotalEnergies unveil Industry Enhancement Centre to boost SMEs participation in oil and gas
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Top executives from TotalEnergies EP Uganda, along with government officials and private sector stakeholders, have inaugurated the Industry Enhancement Center (IEC) in Kololo, Kampala, aimed at bolstering the capacity of Ugandan Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). TotalEnergies awarded a 3-year contract worth $2.3 …
Read More »Nwoya leaders ask TotalEnergies E&P to include boys in scholarship programme
Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Nwoya District have called on TotalEnergies E&P to consider including boys in its scholarship scheme targeting young girls who have finished Primary level education. TotalEnergies E&P has been supporting girls through its Girl Child scholarship program launched in 2015 in the Tilenga Oil …
Read More »TotalEnergies seeks license to produce gas at Tilenga
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 …
Read More »Uganda ready to battle all the way to first oil
SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is determined to exploit its oil and gas resources even with the challenges posed by the energy transition or Net Zero debate. The determination by Uganda to tap into the black gold resources for development will be defended at the upcoming UN Climate …
Read More »Can Uganda’s oil and gas sector thrive during ongoing energy transition?
NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The debate over an energy transition, the migration from ‘dirty’, nonrenewable forms to renewable, green and clean energy, continues in Uganda, especially over the viability of future fossil oil projects. Uganda is currently the main focus of the global new petroleum greenfield investments and …
Read More »TotalEnergies says Uganda key to its global plan
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies SE has highlighted Uganda’s Tilenga project in the Albertine among its key assets for growth globally. The company already commenced drilling in Bulisa and Nwoya districts. TotalEnergies will concentrate efforts on developing its portfolio of high-return oil projects in Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, Iraq …
Read More »Construction of EACOP workers camp set to start
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil works at the first construction camp for the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Project in Uganda are almost complete. A worker at the site told URN that he was happy that the project was finally about to take off after years of waiting. To …
Read More »Arrests and intimidation over EACOP
New Human Rights Watch report documents outcry from Ugandan ‘environmental defenders’ Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Environmental defenders and anti-fossil fuel activists in Uganda continue to face arbitrary arrests, harassment, and threats for raising concerns over a planned oil pipeline popularly known as EACOP, according to a new report published …
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