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Spotlight | Uganda
Total/Tullow Oil: why Yoweri Museveni turned his oil commando unit on its head

Wanting to push ahead with the development of the Lake Albert fields that Tullow Oil and Heritage Oil discovered since 2006 and are presently under Tullow/Total and Cnooc's watch, President Yoweri Museveni made pivotal changes to Uganda's top oil staff [...]

Published on 07.01.2020 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Cnooc
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Mary Goretti Kitutu
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TotalEnergies boss Patrick Pouyanné stands alone in bid to develop Tilenga

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French Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanne.

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The President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni.

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Total given carte blanche by Museveni

Total is set to recoup over three billion dollars on the development of the Tilenga project, the Ugandan president having conceded to all of the demands of the French oil major to ensure that production begins before the end of his term in 2026.

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Spotlight | Uganda
Days ahead of poll, Museveni refines his future oil squad

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is near-certain to win Thursday's election. He is putting finishing touches to his oil team, expecting Total will confirm its intention to invest in Tilenga.

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Frontrunner emerges in Fluor vs CB&I race for Total's Tilenga infrastructure contract

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Museveni left alone with Total and CNOOC following closure of second licensing round

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Spotlight | Uganda
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Gold nuggets before the refining process at AGR (African Gold Refinery) in Entebbe, Uganda.

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Former Kenyan attorney general Githu Muigai and UN rapporteurs join Total's critics over Tilenga

The former Kenyan attorney general, who was until recently chairman of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, has added his voice to the cacophony of protests against the oil major's activities in Uganda.

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Spotlight | Uganda
The behind-the-scenes players pushing for Museveni's & General Electric's refinery

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Outlines of the Kabaale industrial park in Hoima, home of the oil refinery.

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Museveni seeks to avoid repeat of Tullow Oil/Total capital gains setback

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Spotlight | Uganda
Total secures highly preferential deal on Tullow assets

Panic at the summit of the state in Kampala has resulted in a deal that is highly favourable to the oil companies. Here's what happened behind the scenes.

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A Tullow Oil drilling site in Uganda on the shore of Lake Albert, in Kigogole.

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Total unperturbed as it moves towards the second round of legal battle against NGOs

French major Total's Ugandan activities, which have come under attack from several environmental groups, will be examined afresh by a French court at the end of June. Total is about to become the sole major decision-marker on the Tilenga oil project and is behaving as if nothing was amiss.

Subscribers only Energy 16.06.2020

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