Tullow oil investment profile in Uganda

This is a verbatim intelligence briefing by the government on Tullow’s investment profile in Uganda trying to justify why Tullow should be cleared to continue oil operations in Uganda. 17 Aug, 2011 RE: TULLOW INVESTMENT PROFILE IN UGANDA Suffice to comment here that I used that e-mail I forwarded to you about the speculation that

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Uganda Issues Oil Production Licences to Tullow and Total

Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development issued eight oil production licences to lead oil industry players Tullow and Total, ending years of deadlock. The two now join their Chinese partner China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) which received its production licence in September 2013. The Licences are for Exploration Area 1 (EA1) and Exploration

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Tullow makes new Oil Discovery in Kenya’s Kerio Basin

Britain’s Tullow Oil said it had made an oil discovery in Kenya, which could mean opening up a second oil basin for development in the country south of finds already made. The Kenya and Uganda have both made oil finds that have yet to start commercial production, part of a string of energy discoveries along

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Financing the East African Crude Oil Pipeline is a big mistake

Meant to transport the oil coming from three oil fields being developed in Uganda, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) would be the longest heated crude oil pipeline in the world, estimated to cost $2.5-billion. At full production, it is expected to transport up to 230,000 barrels a day. Planned to run from the shores of

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