EACOP Archives | Ibe Kachikwu

1st May 2021

Lenders Withdrawing from Total’s Hoima – Tanga Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)

Several lenders are reportedly walking away from financing the Total SE-sponsored EACOP project, barely three weeks after the official launch. Last week, it was reported in French Newspaper, Les Echos,...

5th December 2020

NEMA Uganda Issues Certificate of Approval to EACOP

Uganda's National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has approved the Environment and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The certificate was issued...

30th November 2020

AfDB Grants $1 million to Uganda and Tanzania and EACOP

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted $1 million to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project. Half of the total amount is for Uganda while the other is...

20th November 2020

Construction of the EACOP to Begin by the End of June 2021 – Minister Kitutu

The Ugandan Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Dr Mary Goretti Kitutu, has confirmed that the construction of the 1,445-kilometre East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is to commence in...

27th October 2020

Total Signs Host Government Agreement with Tanzania for EACOP

Total E&P has signed a separate Host Government Agreement (HGA) for the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) with the Tanzanian government. The signed agreement is key to the...

14th September 2020

Uganda and Tanzania Presidents Witness Agreement Signing for Hoima-Tanga Crude Oil Pipeline

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Tanzanian President John Magufuli witnessed the signing of an agreement that paved the way for the construction of the EACOP on Sunday, 13th September 2020,...

6th September 2020

“Total is here in Tanzania to stay” – Msuya-Kilewo

Contrary to recent speculations, Total have no plans of leaving Tanzania, as the advertisement for the sale of some of its asset was a normal asset management program. According to...

11th August 2020

Refinery Construction in Uganda Postponed to 2025

The construction of Uganda's refinery has been postponed once again and cannot start until at least 2025. The push in the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the basin-wide upstream oil...

20th July 2020

EACOP: Tanzania and Uganda Move to Fast Track Pending Agreements

The agreements that need to be completed to fast-track the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is reportedly in an advanced stage of completion. The four key agreements are the...