African Pipeline Construction Project Treaty Approved
Tanzania’s Parliament has approved the Intergovernmental Agreement between the United Republic of Tanzania and the Republic of Uganda concerning the Pipelines System of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project. The treaty, which was ratified by the country’s National Assembly on Sept.11, 2017, is designed to promote efficiency, and protect and address the ownership structure of the $3.5 billion project. It also stipulates areas of cooperation, rights and freedoms for the project’s operators, and government concessions to be provided.
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline is a 1,445 kilometer pipeline system that will connect the oilfields in Hoima to the Chongoleani village in Tanga. Construction of the project is expected to start in early 2018.
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