EACOP stresses high-tech approach, as Kampala protestors arrested
Demonstrators have declared today a “global day of action” to stop EACOP, which will run from west Uganda to a port in Tanzania.
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Tanzania approves EACOP construction as protests target financiers
"We urge Standard Bank and SMBC to reconsider their involvement in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline,” said Baraka Lenga, climate change activist based in Tanzania.
EACOP out of line with IFC standards, Kenyan insurer withdrawal suggests
East Africa-focused financial services provider Britam Holdings has opted out of insuring a controversial pipeline project – in a move that has been hailed by opponents.
COP27 activists pursue Pouyanne over Russia “blood money”
Activists at COP27 have accosted Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of TotalEnergies, to demand answers about “bloody money” from the company’s Russian operations.
IsDB stumps up financing support for contested Ugandan pipe
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has stepped up to provide $100 million of financing for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
Emissions versus development debate threatens EACOP
Oil companies and environmentalist activists see the same world in wholly differing ways. Rarely is this divide as stark as in discussions around the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
World’s largest reinsurer will not provide EACOP cover
Munich Re will not insure the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), throwing up another challenge for the TotalEnergies-driven project in Uganda and Tanzania.
AXA opts out of role in TotalEnergies’ EACOP
AXA will not support TotalEnergies’ East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), the insurer told the StopEACOP alliance.