{"id":10097,"date":"2021-03-24T10:36:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T10:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oilnewskenya.com\/?p=10097"},"modified":"2021-03-24T10:36:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T10:36:21","slug":"uganda-postpones-launch-of-the-east-african-crude-oil-pipeline-to-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/uganda-postpones-launch-of-the-east-african-crude-oil-pipeline-to-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda Postpones Launch of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline to April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ugandan government has announced that it has pushed back the launch of the East African Crude Oil pipeline to April following the death of Tanzania&#8217;s president John Pombe Magufuli last week.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement by the Petroleum Authority of Uganda the launch of the Tilenga Development Project and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, which was planned to take place on<a href=\"https:\/\/oilnewskenya.com\/east-african-cru\u2026mence-in-3-weeks\/\"> 22<sup>nd<\/sup> March, 2021<\/a>, had been deferred to April 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda lauded President Magufuli\u2019s astute leadership which it says\u00a0 set a strong foundation for the EACOP project, with key milestones that included the signing of the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) in 2017, and the initialling of the Tanzania Host Government Agreement (HGA) in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Information on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) including the technical attributes\u00a0 can be found in the newly published Uganda Upstream Outlook 2021-2022\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"woocommerce \"><ul class=\"products columns-4\">\n<li class=\"entry product type-product post-9918 status-publish first instock product_cat-ea-outlook product_tag-albertine-basin product_tag-eacop product_tag-kingfisher product_tag-uganda product_tag-upstream has-post-thumbnail sale downloadable virtual purchasable product-type-simple\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/\/product\/uganda-upstream-sector-outlook-2021-2022\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\">\n\t<span class=\"onsale\">Sale!<\/span>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Uganda-Upstream-2021.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Uganda Upstream Sector Outlook 2021-2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Uganda-Upstream-2021.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Uganda-Upstream-2021.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Uganda-Upstream-2021.jpg?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Uganda-Upstream-2021.jpg?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><h2 class=\"woocommerce-loop-product__title\">Uganda Upstream Sector Outlook 2021-2022<\/h2>\n\t<span class=\"price\"><del aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">&#36;<\/span>150.00<\/bdi><\/span><\/del> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Original price was: &#036;150.00.<\/span><ins aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">&#36;<\/span>50.00<\/bdi><\/span><\/ins><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Current price is: &#036;50.00.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/a><a href=\"\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10097?add-to-cart=9918\" aria-describedby=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_9918\" data-quantity=\"1\" class=\"button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart\" data-product_id=\"9918\" data-product_sku=\"\" aria-label=\"Add to cart: &ldquo;Uganda Upstream Sector Outlook 2021-2022&rdquo;\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-success_message=\"&ldquo;Uganda Upstream Sector Outlook 2021-2022&rdquo; 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