Commercial efforts by Uganda to extract and commercialise her oil and gas resources received a major boost this week as the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd on 26th of March 2024 inaugurated its Thermal Insulation Plant (TIS Plant). The East African Crude Oil Pipeline is a 1,443km crude oil export infrastructure that will transport Uganda’s crude oil from Kabaale – Hoima in Uganda to the Chongoleani peninsula near Tanga in Tanzania for export to the international market. This major export system includes 1,443 km (296 km in Uganda and 1147km in Tanzania) of insulated and buried 24” inch…
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In the wake of the announcement of the Final Investment Decision (FID) in February 2022, the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has sanctioned contracts valued at approximately USD7.16 billion. Of this sum, nearly USD1.8 billion (equivalent to UGX7 trillion) worth of contracts has been allocated to Ugandan companies. These contracts are currently at various stages of execution. Ms. Gloria Sebikari, the Manager of Corporate Affairs at PAU, anticipates a surge in contract numbers once construction begins on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). She stated, “most of the contracts awarded thus far are in the upstream sector, but we…
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