East African Crude Oil Pipeline

Energy, Oil & GasOpinion

Uganda’s oil revenues: The case against quick distribution

Uganda's oil wealth requires long-term investment discipline rather than immediate distribution, writes Ali Ssekatawa
An inland oil rig
Energy, Oil & Gas

Ugandan oil suppliers told to target regional markets

Uganda's oil suppliers told to pursue regional opportunities as domestic market set to narrow when production starts
Panel discussion at Uganda's 6th Annual National Content Conference featuring regional petroleum officials including Maggy Shino from Namibia and Michael Karanja from Kenya.
Energy, Oil & GasEnvironment

TotalEnergies greenwashing verdict opens new front for African climate litigation

TotalEnergies greenhouse gas emissions are increasing every year, yet in an advertising campaign the company presented itself as a “major player in the energy transition”
Male student activists holding banners and placards bearing anti-fossil fuel and anti-East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project messages march through the streets of Kampala.
Energy, Oil & Gas

Uganda raises oil reserves estimate as first production nears in 2026

The reserve upgrade comes as the operator consortium maintains its schedule for the start of commercial production in the second half of next year
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline route from Uganda to Tanzania
Energy, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies hires investment banker to review land acquisition for Uganda projects

TotalEnergies has appointed an economist and former prime minister of Benin to review its land acquisition programme in Uganda and Tanzania for the Tilenga and Pipeline projects
Lionel Zinsou is a French-Beninese economist and investment banker, and was the Prime Minister of Benin from 2015 to 2016. He has been hired by TotalEnergies to conduct a review of its land acquisition programme in Uganda and Tanzania for the Tilenga and oil pipeline projects. His review will assess land acquisition procedures, consultation conditions, compensation and resettlement of affected people, and grievance redress mechanisms. It will also assess the efforts made by TotalEnergies EP Uganda and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) to improve the livelihoods of those affected by the land acquisition.
CompaniesEnergy, Oil & Gas

Careful management of market uncertainties required to maximise returns from oil and gas

Uganda's oil and gas industry needs a minimum global crude oil price of $63 (Shs237,893) per barrel for maximum profitability
Workers at the Kingfisher Oil Field in Kikuube, Uganda, on 24 January, 2023. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni launched the drilling process at the Kingfisher Oil Field, operated by the Chinese oil giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation Cnooc.
Energy, Oil & Gas

How East African pipeline was designed to keep oil hot and minimise leaks

EACOP will be one of the smartest and safest pipelines in the world, with real-time satellite monitoring that can detect small pressure changes that could indicate a potential leak, officials said
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline route from Uganda to Tanzania
Press Releases

Chinese supplier meets deadline for first 100km of ‘smart crude’ pipeline

First batch of 100 kilometres of line pipe for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline has been completed and is being shipped from China to the port of Tanga in Tanzania
A delegation from Uganda's ministry of energy on a recent visit to China
Energy, Oil & Gas

Australia’s Worley, France’s Schneider, Bolloré tipped for $3bn pipeline tenders

Australia’s WorleyParsons Ltd is the frontrunner for the engineering, procurement, and construction management tender for the Uganda-Tanzania East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Map showing the East African Crude Oil Export Pipeline route.
Energy, Oil & GasOpinion

What next for Uganda’s oil and gas sector after final investment decision?

The projects’ technical schedule indicates that first oil will be achieved 36 to 45 months after the final investment decisions. Those months will be characterised by intensive activity as FID unlocks the detailed engineering, procurement, and construction phase of the projects, where the bulk of opportunities lie
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