East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)
Sector: Oil and Gas • Location: Uganda, Tanzania
Source: Business Insider Africa
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline is a 1,443-kilometre heated crude oil pipeline designed to transport Uganda's waxy crude oil from the Albertine Graben oil fields to the Tanzanian port of Tanga. The project is a $5.6 billion joint venture led by TotalEnergies, Uganda National Oil Company, Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation, and China's CNOOC. It is operated by EACOP Ltd, a UK-registered
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Oil and Gas
- Location
- Uganda
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Business Insider Africa
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline is a 1,443-kilometre heated crude oil pipeline designed to transport Uganda's waxy crude oil from the Albertine Graben oil fields to the Tanzanian port of Tanga. The project is a $5.6 billion joint venture led by TotalEnergies, Uganda National Oil Company, Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation, and China's CNOOC. It is operated by EACOP Ltd, a UK-registered company. The pipeline is expected to have a capacity of 230,000 barrels per day and is set to open later in 2026. |
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Country | Uganda |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Oil and Gas |
Article published date | 2026-07-10 |
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