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East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)

Sector: Oil and Gas • Location: Kampala, Uganda

Source: CNBC Africa

Project
Planned

EACOP is a 1,443-km (897-mile) pipeline project that would transport crude oil from Uganda's oilfields to Tanzania's coast. The project is majority-owned by French energy company TotalEnergies. Ugandan farmers have launched a legal case in the UK High Court against the project, seeking to apply Ugandan constitutional, environmental, and climate law to the UK-registered company EACOP Ltd, potential

Status
Prospective
Sector
Oil and Gas
Location
Kampala, Uganda
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
CNBC Africa

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The project “East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)” is an infrastructure initiative in the Oil and Gas sector, located in Kampala, Uganda. Taiyo aggregates data on it from CNBC Africa.

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2026-07-22

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EACOP is a 1,443-km (897-mile) pipeline project that would transport crude oil from Uganda's oilfields to Tanzania's coast. The project is majority-owned by French energy company TotalEnergies. Ugandan farmers have launched a legal case in the UK High Court against the project, seeking to apply Ugandan constitutional, environmental, and climate law to the UK-registered company EACOP Ltd, potentially preventing the pipeline from becoming operational.

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Energy

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Uganda

City

Kampala

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CNBC Africa

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Oil and Gas

Article published date

2026-07-10

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