A map of East Africa showing the EACOP trek from western Uganda to Tanga port in Tanzania.

AFIEGO's Report Accuses EACOP Of Impoverishing Project Affected Persons

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project has, to a great extent, impoverished the Project Affected People (PAPs), a research report released November 7, 2023 by Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) reveals. The NGO says the research was conducted between April and November 2023. Two hundred and thirty-seven (237) respondents from 31 villages, 16 sub-counties and six of the ten EACOP-affected districts in Uganda participated in the research. The participants were drawn from districts of Hoima, Kikuube, Kakumiro, Mubende, Lwengo and Kyotera. They included EACOP project-affected persons, local council leaders, women, the elderly and cultural as well as opinion leaders. The research assessed the impact that the EACOP project has had on the affected people’s access to land, the productivity of the replacement land that the affected people acquired after being displaced for the EACOP and the changes in income the affected people experienced after being displaced for…
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Over 170 PAPs have been built new houses while others applied for cash compensation.

Compensation Of EACOP PAPs To Be Completed First Quarter Of Next Year

 By George Businge The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in Uganda has 2073 Project Affected Persons (PAPs) and 98% of these have already signed compensation agreements, officials say. The East African Crude Oil Pipeline is a Pipeline that will transport crude oil from Kabalega Industrial Park in Hoima District to Tanga Port in Tanzania; and then to the World Market. Fred Bazara, the Community Relations Coordinator EACOP Uganda told journalists during a recent media tour of the Pipeline that before the end of this year, they will have covered at least 95% of PAPs. According to the Community Relations Coordinator, over 170 PAPs have been built new houses while others applied for cash compensation. He says they want to make sure that, by the end of the first quarter of the next financial year 2023/2024, they are done with the compensation and then the construction of the Pipeline begins.…
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Rohi Investment personnel working on the start of the construction of EACOP in western Uganda.

Communities Write To EACOP Financiers With Demands

Communities affected by the East African Cruse Oil Pipeline (EACOP) want a conversation with the financiers of the world's longest heated pipeline. In a press statement shared by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Affected People's Network (EACOP-N), a civil society organization formed by the project affected persons, 2,461 households that have been affected by EACOP, Kingfisher and Tilenga oil projects in Uganda have written to the China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) and the Export-Import Bank of China (China ExIm bank). "The households have expressed concerns over news that Sinosure and China ExIm bank are set to provide financial support to the EACOP project," the statement reads in part. Adding: "The households are calling on Sinosure and China ExIm bank to conduct an independent field visit organised in collaboration with the affected communities before making any decision related to the EACOP." "The households also say that their preferred…
PAU Allows Resumption Of CNOOC's Kingfisher Operations

PAU Allows Resumption Of CNOOC's Kingfisher Operations

The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has lifted the suspension of works at the Kingfisher Development Area (KFDA) in Kikuube District, paving the way for the resumption of operations. Ernest Rubondo, Executive Director of the Authority said: “This step has been taken after rigorous examination of all standard procedures to ensure that the health and safety requirements are being robustly implemented by all contractors and sub-contractors. The Authority has reviewed and realigned the safety protocols with the operator for overall improvement in the HSE culture and practices during operations.” The resumption of operations comes after additional preliminary safety measures have been instituted, and an overall strategy on contractor HSE management enhanced. The Petroleum Authority of Uganda is satisfied that the agreed procedures, when implemented, will ensure the safety and well-being for all during the oil and gas operations. Kingfisher oil fields are operated by Chinese oil company called CNOOC Uganda,…
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Artificial Intelligence Solution Wins TotalEnergies Uganda Hackathon

Artificial Intelligence Solution Wins TotalEnergies Uganda Hackathon

An innovative solution to use artificial intelligence to identify optimal locations for the installation of Electric Vehicle charging points has won the premier 'TotalEnergies Uganda rEVolution hackathon’. The solution presented by the TBKN team was announced winner at an awards ceremony recently held in Kampala. The ceremony marks the conclusion of a three-months hackathon challenge launched by TotalEnergies Uganda which aimed at providing an opportunity to young Ugandans to propose solutions that will assist in identifying optimal locations for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points in Kampala. TBKN received a cash prize worth UGX 18,500,000, while first runners-up ISBAT University received UGX 11,100,000. Tying in 3rd position was Data Knight and Shalom who received UGX 3,700,000 each. “Addressing today’s carbon neutrality challenge requires a collective focus on innovation. In Uganda, the Company is part of the energy cluster on e-mobility think tank and is supporting innovation in line with e-mobility. The…
CNOOC Uganda Limited has a broader commitment to capacity building initiatives within Uganda.

CNOOC Uganda Sends 3 To Study Petroleum Engineering In China

CNOOC Uganda Limited has offered scholarships to three Ugandans to study a Bachelor of Petroleum Engineering at the China University of Petroleum-East China. The three beneficiaries of CNOOC's International Scholarship Program were unveiled at a prestigious send-off ceremony in Kampala. The oil company said the purpose of this scholarship program is to enhance capacity building and skills development in the oil and gas industry. The program also promotes and ensures National Content participation in the oil and gas industry and demonstrates that CNOOC values its area of operation and communities in it. CNOOC revealed that since 2014, they have so far sponsored eight Ugandan students, five at bachelor’s level and three at master’s level to undertake studies at China University of Petroleum (East China). "The latest three will continue in their footsteps to become our future drilling engineers, production engineers and completions engineers in the Ugandan oil and gas sector,"…
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Under the MoU, LftW will support TotalEnergies to streamline internal disability inclusion frameworks.

TotalEnergies Ink Partnership Deal With Light For The World

TotalEnergies EP Uganda and Light for the World (LftW) have signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote equal, inclusive, and diverse employment for all qualified persons and to eliminate discrimination against Persons with Disabilities. Under the MoU, LftW, a global disability inclusion and development organization, will support TotalEnergies EP Uganda to streamline internal disability inclusion frameworks, improve access of Persons with disabilities to various employment opportunities and deliver bespoke disability awareness trainings to the Company employees. The MoU is in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDG) theme ‘Leave no one behind,’ as well as SDG 8 ‘Reduced inequality’ and 10 ‘Decent work and economic growth’. Through the implementation of the MoU activities, TotalEnergies EP Uganda seeks to amplify one of its key diversity actions ‘the recognition of abilities’. Phillipe Groueix, the General Manager of TotalEnergies EP Uganda, said including and supporting employees with disabilities is an…
A lost time incident (LTI) is an injury sustained on the job by an employee that results in the loss of productive work time for more than 24 hours.

Tilenga project reaches new milestone with 20 million man-hours

TotalEnergies EP Uganda has reached another key milestone on the Tilenga project - the achievement of 20 million man-hours without Lost Time Incidents (LTI). This significant industry milestone was achieved on August 10, 2023, exactly 226 days since the 10 million man-hour mark that was realized in January 2023. With safety at the core of its operations, TotalEnergies EP Uganda has relentlessly established and maintained a safety culture among its over 8,000 employees and contractors aimed at reinforcing continuous vigilance of all the risks and mitigations in all the Company’s operations. “At TotalEnergies, Safety is the cornerstone of the Company’s values because at the end of the day, a company that is not safe is not sustainable. We are therefore uncompromising when it comes to Safety. said Philippe GROUEIX, General Manager TotalEnergies EP Uganda. “The achievement of this milestone reflects our collective commitment towards delivering this complex and large-scale project…
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Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum is running the third edition of 90 Days of Oil and Gas Media Campaign with the main objective of giving an update on the sector’s projects.

Chamber Of Mines And Petroleum’s 90-Day Showcase Of Uganda's Oil & Gas Potential

Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum (UCMP) will for 90 days showcase what Uganda has to offer in the oil and gas sector. It will also show Ugandans what has been achieved in the sector whose commerciality was confirmed in 2006 when the country discovered reserves now standing at approximately 6.5 billion barrels. At least 1.4 billion barrels are estimated to be economically recoverable. The Chamber’s 90 Days of Oil and Gas Media Campaign under the theme, “Facts Behind Uganda’s Oil and Gas Sector” kicked off on August 1, 2023 and will run till October 31, 2023. Humphrey Asiimwe, the Chief Executive Officer of UCMP said told a press conference at Sheraton Kampala Hotel on August 16, 2023, that they are offering space for sector players to interact, network, and share opportunities for growing their enterprises and the sector. Asiimwe said the 90 Days of Oil and Gas Media Campaign…
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CNOOC Uganda Limited remains dedicated to responsible corporate citizenship and continues to explore initiatives that drive positive social impact and foster inclusive growth.

160 Ugandans Graduate With Oil And Gas Welding Skills

A partnership between CNOOC Uganda Limited, Sunmaker Oil and Gas Training Institute and Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba (UPIK) has seen 160 Ugandans graduate in welding techniques for the oil andgas activities in Uganda. CNOOC said the two months training equipped trainees with proper techniques, theory and practical based knowledge using SMAW (Shielded Metal ArcWelding). The training courses encompass skills required in the welding industry, with emphasis on tubular assemblies, CNOOC said. The training program is part of the National Content enhancement activities for the Kingfisher Development Area (KFDA) Project to empower and enhance the knowledge of local technicians through training towards international certification. The program comprised of the first set of 80 students trained in Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) 1G, 2G, and 3G welding which follows the International Standards of American Welding Society (AWS) and American Petroleum Institute (API). The second group of another 80 students received training in…
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