2024 oil & gas sector dashboard; what a year!
By Ali Ssekatawa As the final days of 2024 unfold, the stage is set for a fresh chapter in the journey of time. The year bows out, leaving behind a trail of memories and achievements, and for us in Uganda’s petroleum sector, it’s a moment to reflect, celebrate, and anticipate. While we eagerly look ahead […]
CPP vice president visits PAU, shares progress on EACOP project
Mr Zhang Jichang, Vice President of China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company (CPP), the contractor undertaking construction of the 1,443-kilometre East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), paid a courtesy call to Mr Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director at the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) as part of his supervisory tour of the ongoing pipeline construction activities […]
Fighting EACOP is a lost cause
By Ali Ssekatawa At the conclusion of Climate Summit Conference of Parties (COP) 28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in December 2023, member states committed to rapidly decarbonising their energy systems to keep global warming within the 1.5°C threshold. This requires accelerating the clean energy transition on both the demand and supply sides, ensuring that […]
Africa must lead its own energy future
By Yusuf Masaba During a recent discussion on X Spaces, a feature that allows users to host live audio conversations with others on the platform formerly known as Twitter, organised by the young environmental enthusiasts under the Green Foster Action umbrella, a vocal and self-appointed climate activist labelled people who work in the Oil and […]
Statement on alleged “fight over totalenergies works in murchison falls national park (mfnp)”
KAMPALA – Monday, June 24th, 2024: An article titled “Fight over Total’s $4b oil works inside Murchison National Park,” published in the Daily Monitor on Friday, June 21, 2024 has been brought to the attention of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU). The article suggests that there is a stand-off between the Regulator – PAU […]
Major milestone reached in Uganda’s Oil Project as Chinese Supplier Meets Deadline for First 100km of `Smart Crude Oil Pipeline
Beijing, China 30th October 2023 – Panyu Chu Kong (PCK) Steel Pipe Co., Ltd, the company contracted to supply line pipes to the East Africa Crude Oil pipeline (EACOP) has said the first batch of 100 kilometres of pipes are completed and in the process of being delivered to the port of Tanga, in Tanzania. […]
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