At least 100 people along the proposed route of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP in Kyotera district have petitioned parliament protesting the compensation rates offered to them by the project implementers. The project-affected persons in Nabigasa sub county are aggrieved by what they describe as unfair compensation for their
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By Dr. Joseph Kobusheshe Following the announcement of the Final Investment Decision for Uganda’s flagship oil and gas projects, which are expected to deliver first oil in 2025, sections of the media have been awash with environmental and social concerns relating to the planned developments. Some have suggested that by
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The ongoing oil activities in Buliisa district The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has issued a clarification about the report dust from the Tilenga oil project activities in Buliisa District. Below is a statement from PAU; The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has noted several media reports regarding air pollution from
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Equity Group Holdings Plc Group Managing Director, and CEO Dr. James Mwangi (2nd R) and Proscovia Nabbanja (3rd L), the CEO of UNOC after signing the MoU Equity Bank Uganda and the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, to facilitate and strengthen collaboration between the two entities in the areas
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The Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala has declined to order an injunction against ongoing procurements in the oil and gas sector. Blocking the procurement would halt the ongoing efforts to develop the infrastructure needed to get oil out of the ground. The court in a ruling
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Retail prices of fuel in Uganda continued to rise early this week, mainly attributed to the persisting high global prices of crude and cost of transportation. The two market leaders Shell and TotalEnergies quoted a litre of petrol at 5,220 shillings while diesel stands at 4,800 a litre, an
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The prices of fuel products in Uganda will be determined by the market forces of demand and supply when the country starts producing its own petrol, diesel and kerosene or others. How much Ugandans buy petroleum products will, therefore, depend on what is happening around the world and, to a
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The first batch of bulk materials arrived at the project site-Hu Weijie By Gao Yi & Tian Yu The Uganda Investment Authority has awarded CNOOC Uganda Limited the FID (Final Investment Decision) Appreciation Award for the Lake Albert development project. The company has been ramping up efforts to develop the
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The National Oil Spill Contingency Plan was launched by PM Robinah Nabbanja (3rd Left) The Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, the Prime Minister of Uganda has urged entities charged with overseeing the oil and gas operations in the country to widely publicise the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP) that she
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Oil and gas shortages are predicted if Ukraine war continues The International Energy Agency (IEA) has urged countries to reduce on fuel consumption so as to meet deficits in supply which has been caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. IEA says the World may well be facing its biggest oil
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