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East African Crude Oil Pipeline

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.
Lamu Oil Refinery

East Africa’s pipeline politics repeat themselves in the refinery race

Uganda and Tanzania's new Tanga energy hub follows Kenya's win of the Dangote refinery, extending east Africa's rivalry
An inland oil rig
Petroleum Authority of Uganda

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
Panel discussion at Uganda's 6th Annual National Content Conference featuring regional petroleum officials including Maggy Shino from Namibia and Michael Karanja from Kenya.

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
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.

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”
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline route from Uganda to Tanzania

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
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.

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
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.

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
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline route from Uganda to Tanzania

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
A delegation from Uganda's ministry of energy on a recent visit to China

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

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6 February 2022

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.
4 February 2022

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

1 February 2022

Oil companies take final investment decision on Uganda projects

TotalEnergies, the French energy group, and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation have announced the long-awaited final investment decision for Uganda's oil projects, collectively referred to as the Lake Albert Development Project

A group photo of oil company executives in Kampala, Uganda
31 January 2022

Uganda hopes for $10bn in investment as oil firms green light projects

Uganda expects investments worth about $20bn after Total Energies and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation make final investment decisions on their oil and gas projects. The final decisions will be announced on Tuesday

A drilling rig at the Kingfisher field in Western Uganda
16 April 2021

Uganda National Oil Company

Understanding Uganda’s revenue from the oil and gas sector

How much will Uganda earn from the oil and gas industry, and how was it determined? How much do the foreign oil companies stand to make? A dissection of Uganda's production-sharing agreements

A drilling rig at the Kingfisher field in Western Uganda
11 April 2021

Uganda, Tanzania and Total sign off on pipeline project

Uganda, Tanzania, and Total S.A. on Sunday signed three agreements to finalise the development of an oil pipeline from Uganda's oil fields to Tanga on the Tanzanian coast

Presidents Suluhu Hassan and Yoweri Museveni, seated
22 March 2021

Uganda hopeful of investment decision on oil projects as pipeline meeting is deferred

Uganda and Tanzania have postponed a high-profile meeting on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, initially scheduled for Monday, following the death of Tanzanian President John Magufuli

Map showing the East African Crude Oil Export Pipeline route.
11 September 2020

Government and Total sign key oil pipeline agreement

The Uganda government and Total, the French oil major, on Friday signed the host government agreement which will govern the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline project

Uganda's energy minister, Mary Goretti Kituttu and Total's Nicolas Terraz signing the oil pipeline host government agreement
25 October 2019

Crude oil pipeline project should co-exist with environment

The Petroleum Authority of Uganda and the National Environment Management Authority today held the last Public Hearing for the East African crude oil pipeline project's environmental impact assessment report at Lwanda Grounds in Rakai district

A group of people in a large tent
6 August 2018

Penspen, WorleyParsons favourites for oil pipeline supervision tender

UK’s Penspen and Australian based WorleyParsons are in the lead for the lucrative tender to “oversee” the East African Crude Oil Export Pipeline engineering, procurement and construction tender.

Map showing the East African Crude Oil Export Pipeline route.