This is part 5 of a 7-part series
The 1.443km East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) will be located between Hoima in Uganda and Tanga in Tanzania, but its headquarters are located in the luxurious district of Canary Wharf in London, from where a group of French officers leads the business together with Chinese counterparts.
Whilst project developers and the Ugandan and Tanzanian governments emphasise the huge global impact that EACOP will have for locals, the reality is that aside from national oil entities, the project is entirely run by foreign companies involved in the construction, maintenance and development of both the main pipeline and sideline oil activities.
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HUMAN IMPACT
Uganda: Pipeline politics pits jobs and profits against homes and land
The world’s largest heated pipeline will produce 216,000 barrels of crude oil per day as it covers 1,443km from Uganda to Tanzania. Its climate and humanitarian impact have been criticised by NGOs and the European Union while its leading investor, the French oil company TotalEnergies, and local governments defend its development and employment opportunities.
My land, my home?
EACOP: Whose land is it?
Since EACOP set foot in Uganda and Tanzania, Project Affected Persons (PAPs) have cited delays and unfair compensation for their land. In Uganda, farmers fear the economic consequences of the absence of crops, whilst in Tanzania local communities lack information.
Spilling into nature
EACOP: Oil at home: wildlife at Murchison Falls National Park threatened to be climate migrants
The building is filled up to the top with mountains of wheel traps, snares and spears. A handful of elephant tusks in a small closet next door are kept as proof that poaching still is a major threat at Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park.
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HUMAN IMPACT
Uganda: Pipeline politics pits jobs and profits against homes and land The world’s largest heated pipeline will produce 216,000 barrels of crude oil per day as it covers 1,443km from Uganda to Tanzania. Its climate and humanitarian impact have been criticised by NGOs and the European Union while its leading investor, the French oil company TotalEnergies, and local governments defend its development and employment opportunities.My land, my home?
EACOP: Whose land is it? Since EACOP set foot in Uganda and Tanzania, Project Affected Persons (PAPs) have cited delays and unfair compensation for their land. In Uganda, farmers fear the economic consequences of the absence of crops, whilst in Tanzania local communities lack information.Spilling into nature
EACOP: Oil at home: wildlife at Murchison Falls National Park threatened to be climate migrants The building is filled up to the top with mountains of wheel traps, snares and spears. A handful of elephant tusks in a small closet next door are kept as proof that poaching still is a major threat at Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park.