Communiqué: East African CSOs on Uganda’s Crude Oil Naming Ceremony

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Communiqué: East African CSOs on Uganda’s Crude Oil Naming Ceremony

8 September 2026.

 

East African host communities and CSOs from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and the DRC respond to the 2 September ceremony at the Kingfisher Development Area, where government unveiled “Pearl Sweet” as the commercial name of Uganda’s crude oil.

 

The communiqué argues that the name is a misnomer for communities facing displacement, delayed and inadequate compensation, restricted access to land on the Buhuka flats, and wider social and environmental harm linked to Tilenga, Kingfisher and EACOP.

  CNOOC     communiqué     EACOP     Kingfisher     Pearl Sweet     September 2026