Oil Pipeline
Industry experts see Total-Tullow deal a win-win boost
Regional analysts in the oil exploration and production sector have described last week’s sales and purchase agreement between Tullow Oil PLC and Total E&P Uganda as a 'win-win' boost for all players, and one that opens a new chapter for East Africa’s energy industry
Total E&P freezes work on Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline
French oil major Total, the lead joint venture partner on Uganda's proposed crude oil export pipeline has frozen all activities on the multibillion-dollar project citing “uncertainty” over its Uganda operation
Oil pipeline negotiations enter final leg
Negotiating the agreement spelling out the rights and obligations of the parties in the proposed oil pipeline has been a drawn-out process, but officials are optimistic they'll reach an agreement soon
Journey to oil production mired in uncertainty as govt and oil firms haggle over pipeline
By now, Uganda, Tanzania and the oil companies active in the former's petroleum sector should have finalised negotiations on the development, construction, and operation of the Uganda-Tanzania crude oil pipeline
Unoc benchmarking with external peers for best performance – Wapakhabulo
The Uganda National Oil Company chief executive, Josephine Wapakhabulo, has allayed fears that the oil company is trying to ‘bite more than it can chew’ with the dozen capital-intensive upstream and midstream projects on its to-do list
Total E&P, Tanzania jittery over oil pipeline delays
French oil major Total E&P, the lead joint venture partner on the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), is "concerned" over the “slow progress” on the project, particularly from Uganda government officials in the Petroleum Authority and the energy ministry
Uganda sets equity in crude oil refinery and pipeline projects at $700m
The two large-scale projects are expected to cost a combined $7.5bn (Shs26 trillion)
Uganda seeks to join OPEC
Energy ministry Irene Muloni has expressed the government’s wish to join the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries as a full member so Uganda can tap into benefits like the stabilisation of crude oil prices