SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is determined to exploit its oil and gas resources even with the challenges posed by the energy transition or Net Zero debate. The determination by Uganda to tap into the black gold resources for development will be defended at the upcoming UN Climate …
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NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The debate over an energy transition, the migration from ‘dirty’, nonrenewable forms to renewable, green and clean energy, continues in Uganda, especially over the viability of future fossil oil projects. Uganda is currently the main focus of the global new petroleum greenfield investments and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies SE has highlighted Uganda’s Tilenga project in the Albertine among its key assets for growth globally. The company already commenced drilling in Bulisa and Nwoya districts. TotalEnergies will concentrate efforts on developing its portfolio of high-return oil projects in Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, Iraq …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil works at the first construction camp for the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Project in Uganda are almost complete. A worker at the site told URN that he was happy that the project was finally about to take off after years of waiting. To …
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New Human Rights Watch report documents outcry from Ugandan ‘environmental defenders’ Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Environmental defenders and anti-fossil fuel activists in Uganda continue to face arbitrary arrests, harassment, and threats for raising concerns over a planned oil pipeline popularly known as EACOP, according to a new report published …
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Petroleum Authority bosses visit China to verify and validate quality Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Panyu Chu Kong (PCK) Steel Pipe Co., Ltd, the Chinese company contracted to supply line pipes to the East Africa Crude Oil pipeline (EACOP) has said the first batch of 100 kilometres of pipes are …
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Civil society groups cite Palma terrorist attack, oppose restarting project Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | French and Mozambican civil society groups have filed a criminal suit against French energy giant, TotalEnergies, in Paris, accusing it of “manslaughter and negligence” during the terrorist attack on Palma, in northern Mozambique about 30 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An innovative solution utilizing artificial intelligence to identify optimal locations for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points has clinched the top spot in the prestigious ‘TotalEnergies Uganda rEVolution hackathon.’ The ingenious solution presented by the TBKN team was unveiled as the winner during an awards ceremony …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies E&P has called for a discussion on infrastructure for electric vehicles so as to enhance Uganda’s energy transition process. The main infrastructure for EVs is the charging stations that currently are almost non-existent in the country, with a few vehicle owners like …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan companies have secured contracts worth about 642 million dollars (2.4 trillion Shillings) under the Tilenga Project since TotalEnergies EP commenced the commercial oil and gas production phase. The company says these contracts went to subcontractors under the segment referred to as Tier 2, …
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