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Uganda
Lack of funds keeps TotalEnergies evasive on Uganda-Tanzania pipeline

TotalEnergies is being tight-lipped about the Lake Albert crude development project and the export pipeline to Tanzania, refusing to confirm whether a final investment decision has been signed. [...]

Published on 20.09.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Uganda
Lack of funds keeps TotalEnergies evasive on Uganda-Tanzania pipeline

Uganda
Small Ugandan contractors work their way to TotalEnergies and CNOOC through McDermott and Sinopec

Uganda
TotalEnergies and CNOOC finally see funds flowing for East Africa pipeline

Spotlight | Africa, France
Mother of all battles for TotalEnergies' mega services contract for Uganda's Tilenga project

Southern Africa
Standard Bank still keen to bankroll fossil fuel industry

Uganda
CNOOC quietly makes progress on Kingfisher in TotalEnergies' shadow

Spotlight | China, Uganda
Beijing seeks support from MPs for Mombasa-Kigali railway funding

Uganda
Museveni determined to keep Kagame out of Lake Albert

Uganda
Land rows threaten TotalEnergies' Tilenga schedule again

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda, Uganda
DRC gold at heart of Museveni and Kagame's new showdown

Uganda
Museveni hands over oil ministry to one of his most loyal NRM supporters