East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)
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Summary Information
- Source: Uganda
- Destination: Tanzania
- Ownership: EACOP
- Website: https://eacop.com/
- Length: 1,443 kilometres ( miles)
- Capacity: barrels of oil per day
- Crude Type:
Brief Description
- EACOP is a 1,443km crude oil export pipeline system that will transport Uganda’s crude oil from Kabaale – Hoima in Uganda to a maritime port facility on the Chongoleani peninsula near Tanga in Tanzania. This export system, (296km in Uganda and 1,147km in Tanzania), comprises a 24inch insulated buried pipeline, 6 Pumping stations (2 in Uganda and 4 in Tanzania), and a marine export terminal.
- It will transport the oil from the Kingfisher Oil Field and the Tilenga Oil Field
Contractors
- Worley: Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM)
- China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company: Contruction of pipeline
- Daqing Oilfield Construction Group Company Ltd (DOCG): design and construction of the terminal and the storage tanks at Tanga
Pipeline Status
- Under construction
History
- 2017 - Uganda and Tanzania sign intergovernmental agreement
- 2021 - Final agreement signed between Uganda and Tanzania
- 2023 - EACOP Ltd was granted a licence to construct the pipeline in Uganda
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