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A photo collage of EACOP Deputy Managing Director, John-Bosco Habumugisha, EACOP Managing Director Guillaume Dulout, and Energy Minister, Ruth Nankabirwa.

EACOP secures external financing from five regional banks

EACOP Ltd., the company in charge of the construction and future operation of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline project from Kabaale in Uganda to Tanga in Tanzania has closed the first

March 26, 2025

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High Court Judge Susan Abinyo and URA Commissioner General, Musinguzi Rujoki.

JUDGEMENT: Court orders URA to refund excess tax to Heritage Oil in decades-long legal dispute

The High Court’s Commercial Division Judge, Susan Abinyo, has issued an order to Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to refund excess tax to Heritage Oil after a decades-long legal battle between the two

January 2, 2025

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Oil infrastructure in the Albertine. NEMA says the Tilenga and the EACOP projects were done in accordance with the laws of Uganda. File photo

NEMA clarifies on Environment and Social Impact Assessment Reports for Oil and Gas Projects in Uganda

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has come to clarify on the information about the Environment and Social Impact Assessment reports for Oil and Gas projects in Uganda. In a September 19th

September 20, 2022

News & Analysis

Oil road nears completion

By Patrick Kagenda As Uganda prepares to refine its own oil come 2017, other preparation in ensuring the refinery is build are ongoing and nearing completion. With government nearing completion of compensating

March 7, 2014

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While the rest of Uganda rants about the oil curse, somewhere, some other Ugandans are minting hard cash

By Taddewo Senyonyi The story of Uganda’s nascent oil & gas, since the black gold was discovered a few years ago, has turned into a sort of mud and flower after the

August 20, 2013

Business & Markets

Oil: Infrustructure hurdles to jump before the first drop

By Mark Muhumuza With most of the downstream and upstream bills to govern Uganda’s oil sector having been passed by parliament only the Revenue Management Bill 2012, is yet to be debated in parliament,

July 14, 2013

Business & Markets

With one foot in the door, Turkey’s Kolin Construction eyes big opportunities

By Silvia Nyambura In May 2012, Kolin, a Turkish construction company was awarded a contract to build the Hoima-Kaiso-Tonya road that leads to the oil rich Buliisa district of Uganda. One year

July 11, 2013

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