East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Construction Reaches 60.6% Completion

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline project reached 60.6% overall progress by the end of May 2025. Engineering is nearly complete, and major construction milestones have been achieved, including 296 km welded. A biodiversity conservation agreement was also signed in Tanzania.
EACOP May 2025 Update

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project reached an overall completion rate of 60.6% by the end of May 2025, with major progress reported across engineering and construction phases in both Uganda and Tanzania.

Engineering activities are nearly finalized, standing at 99.6% completion, while construction progress reached 31.1%. Within this, pipeline construction accounts for 12.2% and work on Above Ground Installations (AGIs) is at 53.1%.

EACOP confirmed that 652 km of pipe has been delivered to the Main Camp and Pipe Yards (MCPYs), out of the total 1,444 km pipeline route. Of this, 300 km has been strung, 296 km welded, 29 km trenched, and 25 km lowered into the ground.

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In addition to construction activities, in Tanzania, EACOP signed a funding agreement with Chakwet to support biodiversity conservation projects, aligning with its environmental sustainability objectives.

The EACOP project is a 1,444 km crude oil export pipeline under construction from Hoima in Uganda to the port of Tanga in Tanzania. Once completed, it will be the longest heated crude oil pipeline in the world.

The project is being developed by a consortium including TotalEnergies (62%), the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) with 15%, the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) with 15%, and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) with 8%.

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