The EACOP plan consists of a 24-inch pipeline isolated and buried with two pumping stations in Uganda and four in Tanzania. There will also be a Navy export terminal. The pipeline will be 296 km in Uganda and 1,147 km in Tanzania. « We look forward to concluding a similar HGA (Host Government Agreement) with the Tanzanian government and concluding the tendering process for all major engineering, procurement and construction contracts. In September, Tanzanian President John Magufuli met with his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni. At that meeting, they both agreed to move the HGA forward. These follow the Intergovernmental Agreement of May 2017. HGA will also regulate the construction and operation of the Hoima crude oil pipeline in Uganda to Tanzania, which will benefit both Uganda and Tanzania by transporting crude oil to the international market. Crude oil is viscous and waxy, so it must be heated to at least 50 degrees Celsius. To maintain this temperature, EACOP will be the longest electrically heated pipeline in the world. The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has signed a host government (HGA) agreement with Tanzania, as plans for the development of Ugandan oil near the finish line.
Total stated that it had reached an agreement with Uganda to protect its rights and obligations in the construction and operation of the pipeline, known as the host government agreement. French oil and gas exploration company Total E-P has signed an agreement with the Ugandan government on the host administration (HGA) for the development of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project. HGA will regulate the export pipeline in Uganda and cost about $3.5 billion. Work is expected to begin early next year. KAMPALA, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Uganda and France Total have reached an agreement that will bring the oil company and its partners closer to the construction of a crude oil pipeline in neighboring Tanzania, as the company`s local unit announced on Friday. Earlier this month, the Tanzanian government and EACOP discussed Arusha`s plans. The two parties « will continue to work together to successfully implement the EACOP project. » « We have taken important steps that pave the way for the final decision to invest in the coming months, » said Pierre Jessua, Managing Director of Total E-P Uganda. « We look forward to reaching a similar agreement with the Tanzanian government and closing the tendering process for all major engineering, procurement and construction markets. » A statement from Total E-P said the October 26 agreement was « another successful step in this process after the implementation of the Ugandan HGA on September 11. Oil fields and the Lake Albert export pipeline are expected to result in a 60% increase in foreign direct investment in both countries during the construction phase. Uganda discovered crude oil reserves about 14 years ago, but commercial production was delayed in part due to the lack of infrastructure, such as the .
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