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

Pipeline Status

  • Planned

History

  • 2017 - Uganda and Tanzania sign intergovernmental agreement
  • 2021 - Final agreement signed between Uganda and Tanzania

Other Information

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Links

  1. Uganda And Tanzania: Final Agreements For The Lake Albert Resources Development Project