Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd., together with its Tier One Contractor for Pipeline (PPL) construction and Above Ground Installations (AGI), China Petroleum Pipeline Ltd. (CPP), has officially launched a scholarship program to support gifted but underprivileged engineering students in Uganda. The …
Read More »Uganda’s petroleum development ‘not a Local Government thing’
COMMENT | DICKENS AMANYA | For a long time, petroleum (oil and gas) host districts have been clamoring for budget allocation to participate in oil activities as provided for under the petroleum policy. In spite of the loud cry, the 2025/2026 budget did not capture a vote for petroleum-related …
Read More »Kenya Pipeline moves to improve petroleum products supply in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya Pipeline Company Limited has agreed to resolve key issues that affect the supply of petroleum products to Uganda. This follows sustained concerns mainly about the handling and congestion efficiency issues at Mombasa Port and the inland ports, impacting timelines and costs. At a …
Read More »PAU cautions Bunyoro youth against sabotaging EACOP oil project
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has urged the youth in the Bunyoro sub-region to be patriotic and refrain from sabotaging the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project. According to PAU, some youth in the region are being manipulated by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) …
Read More »Mining sector calls for more funding
Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | At the 13th mineral wealth conference organized by Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum, there was an urgent call from everyone: we need more funding. A national mining company is in the works and so investors are positioning themselves to tap into the country’s …
Read More »Plans for petroleum pipeline from Eldoret to Kampala back on track
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Kenya have embarked on the implementation of a 30-year-old petroleum importation plan that would see products moved by pipeline from Eldoret to Kampala. The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, and other officials have been meeting their counterparts in Kenya …
Read More »‘No petroleum, no revenues for development’ Bateebe tells civil society
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil society actors in the Energy sector have been asked to join the government’s effort to develop Uganda oil including the East African crude oil Pipeline. The ongoing development of the oil infrastructure in the Albertine Graben has been resisted by some NGOs in Uganda …
Read More »Tanzania to host East African petroleum conference, exhibition
ARUSHA, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania will host the 11th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition in the port city of Dar es Salaam from March 5 to 7, 2025. The conference, themed “Unlocking Investment in Future Energy: The Role of Petroleum Resources in the Energy Mix for Sustainable Development …
Read More »Tanzania to host East African petroleum conference 2025
ARUSHA, Tanzania | Xinhua | More than 1,000 delegates will participate in the 11th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition 2025 to be hosted by Tanzania on Match 5-7, 2025, organizers of the conference said Friday. The conference will be organized by the East African Community (EAC) secretariat and EAC …
Read More »Egypt seals 29 oil, gas deals in 2023
CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced on Thursday that 29 agreements with a total investment of about 1.2 billion U.S. dollars for oil and natural gas exploration in the country have been signed in 2023. The ministry said in a statement that …
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