Tag Archives: EACOP

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tax experts have voiced concerns about the government’s failure to significantly increase domestic revenue mobilisation levels amid dwindling external assistance sources. Uganda’s domestic revenues have remained at around 13 percent of the economy’s value for years despite government efforts to increase the ratio to …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd., the company spearheading the development of Uganda’s crude oil export pipeline, has this week opened new and refurbished lavatory and ablution facilities at Mummy’s Institute of Beauty Design and Commercial Studies with the aim of enhancing the …

    Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | EACOP Ltd. has handed over 14 rainwater harvesting tanks to communities in Sembabule District, a move aimed at alleviating water scarcity and ensuring clean, safe water access for approximately 140 households. This initiative, part of the company’s Social Economic Investment initiatives, under the …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd., the company spearheading the development of Uganda’s crude oil export pipeline, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rotary to support the implementation of the EACOP Green Schools Initiative. The MoU establishes a …

Tanzanaian High Commissoner, oil chiefs make ground-breaking capacity building drive to Uganda Petroleum Institute at Kigumba Kigumba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project reaffirmed its commitment to fostering local talent with a high-level delegation visit to the Uganda Petroleum Institute in Kigumba (UPIK). The …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The Uganda Chamber of Energy and Minerals CEO, Humphrey Asiimwe, has lauded the government’s allocation of Shs 875.8 billion in the upcoming financial year towards mineral- based industrial development, including oil and gas. Speaking during the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group’s (CSBAG) post-budget dialogue held …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd, in partnership with Safe Way Right Way Initiative Ltd (SWRW), has launched the EACOP Community Road Safety Project (CRSP), a major step in improving road safety in Uganda’s pipeline corridor. The launch event, held at Hotel …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As fresh protests and community grievances continue to surface around Uganda’s oil and gas developments, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd has reiterated its commitment to respecting human rights and engaging openly with civil society and affected communities. The assurance was made …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | At least a dozen people, mostly university students, were arrested on Wednesday morning during a peaceful protest against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project near Lugogo Bypass in Nakawa Division, Kampala. The demonstrators, reportedly members of the Students Against EACOP movement, had …

Dr. Fred Kaliisa Kabagambe, the Senior Presidential Advisor on Oil and Gas, noted that limited public awareness about oil and gas developments has fueled opposition to EACOP activities in Uganda. Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Heads of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project and oil companies operating …