Tag Archives: TOTAL

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tullow Oil has set dates for meeting its shareholders as part of the planned sale of its stake in the Lake Albert Development Project in Uganda. The company according to the UK rules issued a circular and notice for its general meeting relating to …

Paris, France | AFP | Total said Tuesday its quarterly profit fell by 99 percent because of dropping oil prices and announced it would slash investments in response to ongoing turmoil in crude markets. The French oil major reported a net profit of $34 million for the first quarter, against $3.1 billion a year earlier. …

Dr. Mary Goretti Kitutu, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development noted in a short statement released yesterday that:  “The agreement is a significant milestone in Uganda’s oil and gas sector and is a critical development that takes the sector towards the final investment decision (FID) that the country is …

  Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | French oil super major, Total, will take over Tullow’s assets in Uganda’s Lake Albert Development project including the stake in the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline following the recent conclusion of a sale and purchase agreement with the British oil firm. According to …

  How our government built and has now almost destroyed the country’s oil industry THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Uganda’s upstream oil industry is dead. Ok, let me admit this is a bit of an exaggeration. It is more appropriate to say it is in a coma …

Here are the likely impacts of delays in making the Final Investment Decision after seven postponements | CORTI PAUL LAKUMA | Yet again the final investment decision (FID) on oil production in Uganda was delayed in August 2019. The delay meant that the date for first oil had to be …

  Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Following a series of high-level meetings with President Yoweri Museveni and local business executives, Momar Nguer who recently led a business delegation of top French executives to Uganda declared the mission a success. The 25-member delegation recently traveled to Kampala under their MEDEF …

  Nanterre, France | AFP |  Six NGOs said Wednesday that they had filed a lawsuit against the French energy giant Total over an oil field project in Uganda, accusing it of failing to avert “disastrous impacts” for local residents and biodiversity. The groups hope the court in Nanterre, outside …

Government, Total respond as Tullow’s $900M deal flops Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Energy Ministry has stressed that Tullow must pay Capital Gains tax before it can be allowed to sell part of its stake to Total and CNOOC Uganda.  Tullow confirmed earlier Thursday that their Sale and Purchase …

Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT |  Oil giants Total have re-affirmed their commitment to progressing the development of the Lake Albert oil resources, despite their Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPAs) with Tullow collapsing today. Tullow Oil plc announced earlier that it has been informed that its farm-down to Total and CNOOC will …