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EACOP Project

EACOP project to be given five-year construction license

The east African crude oil pipeline will get a five-year construction license, according to a source, putting its expected completion date in 2027, beyond the 2024 – 2025 First Oil timeline. The…

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cement mining

Development minerals miners take hit as cement prices soar

Artisanal and Small-scale miners dealing in development minerals have taken a hit over the last couple of months over soaring cement prices. The price of cement has nearly doubled, from twenty-six…

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Tractor display - UNOC

Ugandans have priority over any supplier for oil and gas contracts – UNOC

As Uganda enters the development phase of the oil and gas sector, expectations are high among the populace as to how they will benefit. Below we reproduce excerpts from a talk show where Peter…

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Total Energies

TotalEnergies sinks $2.5m in skilling Ugandans as petroleum sector enters development phase

The Final Investment Decision for the Lake Albert Oil Development Project was announced on February 1, 2022, symbolically kicking off the much awaited development phase of Uganda’s nascent oil &…

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mercury Mining

Minister retains licensing powers as Parliament passes new mining law

In a bewildering turn of events, the Director at the Directorate of Geological Survey and Mines (DGSM) will no longer license mining companies, according to the recently passed Mining and Minerals…

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FID

Final Investment Decision was to be achieved at whatever cost – TotalEnergies CEO

The Final Investment Decision that has had Uganda on tenterhooks to unlock much needed Foreign Direct Investment to catapult the oil and gas sector was to be achieved at whatever cost. A jovial Total…

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