East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd

About EACOP Ltd

East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd is a UK-registered private limited company (incorporated 9 April 2018, company number 11298396) established as the dedicated special purpose vehicle to develop, finance, construct, and operate the East African Crude Oil Pipeline project.

The company manages a 1,443 km electrically trace-heated, insulated, and buried 24-inch crude oil export pipeline running from Kabaale in Hoima District, Uganda, to a marine export storage terminal and load-out facility at Chongoleani on the Chongoleani peninsula near Tanga port in Tanzania. The pipeline has a peak capacity of 246,000 barrels per day and will transport waxy "Pearl Sweet" crude from the upstream Tilenga and Kingfisher fields to international markets via Suezmax tankers.

Shareholders are TotalEnergies (62%), Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC, 15%), Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC, 15%), and CNOOC (8%). It is controlled by TotalEnergies S.E. and forms part of the TotalEnergies group. The entity is fiscally resident in Uganda while maintaining its registered office in London and additional offices in Kampala and Dar es Salaam.

As the project company for this major cross-border midstream infrastructure, EACOP Ltd holds construction licences in both Uganda and Tanzania, oversees engineering, procurement, and construction (including EPCM by Worley), manages financing (including recent debt tranches), and will handle operations once commissioned. The project reached over 90% completion by mid-2026 and represents a key component of East African oil export infrastructure.

Official website: eacop.com

Projects EACOP Ltd is involved in

chemXplore tracks 1 project involving EACOP Ltd, of which one has not started up yet.

EACOP Ltd's role on them: Developer.

1 Under Construction

1 new construction.

Expected start-ups per year.

What moved recently
  • July 2026 EACOP East African Crude Oil Pipeline and Tanga Terminal · Commissioning & Start-up

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