Ugandans welcome Government-Total Key Oil Pipeline Agreement The oil pipeline will start in Buseruka sub-county, Hoima District, and run for 1,445km to the Tanzania port city of Tanga. When complete, it will be the world's longest heated oil pipeline.

Ugandans have come out to support the government’s move of signing ofthe Host Government Agreement (HGA) for the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project with Total. The ceremony took place yesterday at State House Entebbe and was presided over by President Yoweri Museveni, and witnessed by Patrick Pouyanne, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Total. The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Mary-Gorett Kitutu, signed on behalf of Uganda while Nicolas Terraz, the Total Exploration and Production President for Africa, signed on behalf of his employer.   The Signing of the HGA signifies that the oil companies (represented by…