Uganda’s Nearly Built $5.6bn EACOP Will Open a Route to Oil Markets, but a Wider East African Payoff Remains Uncertain

Uganda’s nearly built $5.6bn EACOP will open a route to oil markets, but a wider East African payoff remains uncertain

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is nearing completion, opening a Ugandan crude-export route through Tanzania. But questions remain over financing, fuel security and wider economic gains.

Tanzania, Uganda to start first crude oil shipment in February as EACOP nears completion

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has reached 92.7 percent completion, with crude oil filling expected to begin in December ahead of Tanzania’s first export cargo from Tanga in February...

EACOP project hits 92.7 percent completion as Tanga expects first drop of oil in early 2027

DODOMA: THE East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project has reached 92.7 per cent completion, with the first drop of crude oil expected to reach a pumping station in Uganda in December 2026 before arriving at Chongoleani in Tanga in February 2027. Speaking to media outlets jin Dodoma today, September 21, 2026, on the implementation of the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) activities for the 2025/26 financial year and plans fo…