Entries by Hussein Boffu

Why Uganda and Tanzania Should Start Women and Minority Programs for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Project

By  Hussein Boffu The proposed pipeline designed to carry crude oil from the Hoima-Uganda oil field to Tanga port in Tanzania is a great move. But let’s ask ourselves, “How do we increase opportunities for women and minority-owned businesses on the pipeline project?” Basically, how do we increase job opportunities for women on the proposed […]

5 Trends In Oil & Gas Technology, And Why You Should Care

    Oil and gas (O&G) technology is a field often ignored in many technological publications. The majority of tech publications have been focusing on areas such as healthcare and communication. While much of the attention in the O&G industry has been focused on price fluctuations and the impact on national and world economies, organizations […]

The New Ophir- Energy Boss Is Not An Engineer, Why?

  It surprises me this that the current Manager for the Uk- based Ophir Energy Mr. Fidelis Benedict Lekule is a graduate of Bachelor of Art, international relations and affair form the University of Dar es Salaam. I thought he should have read, an engineering. I can’t believe my eyes that a Tanzanian millionaire and […]

Tanzania And Mozambique Can Learn From Dubai

Huge quantities of natural gas have discovered in Tanzania and Mozambique in the year 2010 and 2014. As per today, Mozambique ntural  gas assets reach at 100 TCF (trillion cubic feet ). Meanwhile, Tanzania estimated 57 TCF (Trillion cubic feet) of natural gas. And according to the US Geological Survey, the country still has potential […]

18 Stages Of East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Construction

Pipeline construction involves multiple steps. Understand the stages help to identify the roles your business can play in the proposed 3.5 billion dollar Uganda-Tanzania pipeline. Here are the 18 phases of the construction of the East African Crude oil pipeline 1.Construction survey The first step in the construction of the EACOP project is a civil […]

Why Tanzania Should Turn Natural Gas Into Diesel

  If you are skeptical, technology has made it possible to convert natural gas and coal into high-quality liquid transportation fuel such as diesel, kerosene, lubricants oil and jet fuel just to mention a few. This technology is known as Gas-To-Liquid (GTL). Gas-To-Liquid (GTL) has been around for years. It enacted in the 1920s by […]