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East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop)

Sector: Oil and Gas • Location: Hoima, Tanga, Uganda, Tanzania

Source: ZAWYA

Project
Under Construction

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) is a 1,443 km pipeline that will transport oil from Hoima in western Uganda oilfields to the Indian Ocean port of Tanga in Tanzania. It is set to become the world's longest heated pipeline when completed, transporting 230,000 barrels of oil per day at peak production for about eight years of Uganda's 25-year oil production period. The project is led by T

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Oil and Gas, Government
Location
Hoima, Tanga, Uganda
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
ZAWYA

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The project “East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop)” is an infrastructure initiative in the Oil and Gas sector, located in Hoima, Tanga, Uganda, Tanzania. Taiyo aggregates data on it from ZAWYA.

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under construction

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Under Construction

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2026-07-22

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The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) is a 1,443 km pipeline that will transport oil from Hoima in western Uganda oilfields to the Indian Ocean port of Tanga in Tanzania. It is set to become the world's longest heated pipeline when completed, transporting 230,000 barrels of oil per day at peak production for about eight years of Uganda's 25-year oil production period. The project is led by TotalEnergies and is a multibillion-dollar infrastructure project.

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Energy

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Location

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Uganda

City

Hoima, Tanga

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ZAWYA

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Sector

Oil and Gas, Government

Article published date

2025-11-30

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