TotalEnergies rejects view that $5 billion EACOP fails to meet environmental and social standards

US non-profit claims insurer’s decision not to back pipeline suggests project does not meet World Bank criteria

Not wanted: Ugandan activists protested against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Pipeline in Kampala in October.
Not wanted: Ugandan activists protested against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Pipeline in Kampala in October.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 28 November 2022, 10:42Updated 30 November 2022, 16:15
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