UGANDA: EACOP Bill to Pave Way for Final Investment Decision

Source: PAU Website The Passing of East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) (Special Provisions) Bill 2021, the enabling legislation to operationalise the agreements is a requirement for the International Oil … Read More

UGANDA/TANZANIA: EACOP to be Constructed at Rate of 100km Monthly Consuming 5.6M Manhours

The 1443km East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) will be constructed at a rate of 100 kilometers monthly for a period of 16 months according to EACOP General manager Martin … Read More

UGANDA: UNOC Closer to Acquiring a License for Oil Exploration

Weeks ago, the Uganda National Oil Company Limited (UNOC)  named among four companies, which impressed officials in the second licensing round pertaining to five oil blocks in the Albertine Graben, … Read More

Albertine Refinery to Add $3B Annually to Uganda’s GDP

The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has said studies have indicated a positive cost-benefit analysis for the Albertine Graben Refinery adding up to $3.3 billion annually to the country’s national … Read More

UGANDA: McDermott, Sinopec Consortium Awarded $2B Tilenga Project EPCC Contract

A consortium of a subsidiary of McDermott International, Ltd and Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation today announced it has received a conditional Letter of Award for the future contract valued … Read More

Greenpeace and Western Anti Africa Energy Groups Take the Wrong Approach to East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in Uganda and Tanzania

By NJ Ayuk, Executive President of the African Energy Chamber. If someone were to put me on the spot and ask me to name an environmentalist group, I’d probably blurt out the … Read More

Uganda, Tanzania, Total Sign Final Agreements for the Lake Albert Resources Development Project

During a signing ceremony held yesterday in Entebbe, in the presence of Yoweri Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Patrick … Read More

Uganda Cooperative Alliance Signs MOU with Stanbic Bank Incubator

The Stanbic Business Incubator Centre and Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to help streamline the businesses operations of member societies across the country. It entails … Read More

Uganda’s Second Licensing Round: Joining Africa’s Next Oil & Gas Frontier

Among the few ongoing licensing rounds on the continent this year is Uganda’s Second Licensing Round, announced by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources last year. The deadline for … Read More