Museveni heads to Tanzania as oil export plan nears reality
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is visiting Tanzania to discuss the East African Crude Oil Pipeline and bilateral trade. The project is nearing commercial production, with the Kingfisher oilfield launch scheduled for late August.
Why it matters
The pipeline is a critical infrastructure project that will significantly impact the energy economy and regional integration in East Africa.
President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday began a two-day working visit to Tanzania, with progress on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) expected to top the agenda in talks with his Tanzanian counterpart, Samia Suluhu Hassan.
After two decades of policy development and negotiations with international oil companies, Uganda is edging closer to commercial oil production. Officials say the first of the upstream projects— the Kingfisher oilfield development—is on track for launch on August 31.
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