Construction of key East Africa pipeline may start next year, Tanzania minister says

Tullow Oil's divestment of oilfield equity in Uganda, prompts a wave of optimism in Tanzania that East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) will kick off next year

Pipeline plans: Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni during the ceremony marking the laying of the foundation stone for the starting point of the EACOP in Kabaale
Pipeline plans: Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni during the ceremony marking the laying of the foundation stone for the starting point of the EACOP in KabaalePhoto: AFP/SCANPIX
Published 13 May 2020, 14:24Updated 13 May 2020, 14:24