TotalEnergies  a French energy giant has escaped another legal hurdle after censure of its East African crude oil pipeline in a French court was stepped down over a series of technicalities, Climate Change News reported. A group of French and Ugandan campaigners argued in court that TotalEnergies did not do enough to stop environmental and […]

The team at Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) is excited following a Government approval regarding Kasuruban, an oil and gas block. The exploration approval is coming barely 12 days into 2023 energy year, This good news is coming following recent announcement made by the country Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu said in a statement detailing […]

Uganda said on Friday it plans to announce a third in May in an effort to further develop a sector on track to produce its first oil in 2025, Reuter reported. Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu said in a statement detailing developments in the sector that the next licensing round would be announced at a […]

The Lake Albert Development Project partners have announced the final investment decision and the launch of this major project. This was madeduring a ceremony held in Kampala, in the presence of  Yoweri Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, Philip Mpango, Vice-President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, […]

The projects for the development of the oil and gas resources of the Lake Albert region and the cross-border pipeline are situated in a sensitive social and environmental context that requires special measures for the environment and the rights of the local communities. The Lake Albert region in Uganda has major oil and gas resources, […]

One of the King fisher oil wells at shores of Lake Albert in Buhuka-Kyangwali sub county, Kikuube District in September 2017. Government, through Petroleum Authority of Uganda, will launch key tenders for the first development phase of the construction of oil-related facilities in December 2021. The first phase will include building of a refinery, oil […]

Total and CNOOC have signed final agreements for the Lake Albert Resources Development Project. The signing ceremony held recently in Entebbe, was performed in the presence of Yoweri Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of Total, as well as representatives […]

Uganda has recently granted environmental approval for a $3.5 billion pipeline to export crude oil from western fields to the Indian Ocean coast in Tanzania, irrespective of perceived environment adverse implications. Conversely, The Chad 1,070 kilometre crude export  pipeline facility, which pumps crude oil from three fields in the southwest of the country to a […]

Tens of thousands of people in Uganda and Tanzania have been hurt by human rights violations linked to Total’s oil operations in Uganda, according to two French activist groups. Amis de la Terre France (Friends of the Earth) and Survie (Survival) are seeking a court order requiring the company to disclose how it is addressing […]

Tullow Oil has recently announced that the sale of its assets in Uganda to Total has been completed with $500 million consideration received earlieras at present. Tullow is also due to receive a further $75 million when a Final Investment Decision is taken on the development project plus contingent payments linked to the oil price […]