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

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

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

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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