EACOP Crude Oil Project Received First Batch of Pipes

SEATTLE (Oil Monster): Uganda received the first batch of pipes for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, which aims to transport oil produced from Uganda’s Lake Albert oilfields to the port of Tanga in Tanzania for further sale to world markets. The coated line pipes were delivered to the main camp and pipe yard in Kyotera District.

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Nine trucks carrying insulated line pipe were delivered from the coating plant located in Nzenga, Tanzania's Tabora Region. China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co. Ltd. (CPP), the project's construction contractor, anticipates that the pipeline will be laid in Uganda following the shipment's arrival. It should be mentioned that by the end of 2025, the pipeline's developers hope to export its first barrels of crude oil.

In the meanwhile, the project is on schedule to achieve its construction and operation dates, according to a statement from EACOP. An important step in the pipeline's development has been reached with the arrival of the first set of pipes. According to Ali Ssekatawa, Director of Legal and Corporate Affairs at the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, the nation's government and its partners are dedicated to completing the construction in the most sustainable and environmentally responsible way possible.

According to Ssekatawa, the civil works for the storage facilities, pipe yards, major camps, and pumping stations have advanced.