Tag: Crude oil pipeline

What you need to know: Uganda said it dropped Kenya after it realised it would be cheaper using Tanzania’s Tanga port.The fact that the Tanga port was already operational gave it an edge over Lamu, which is still under construction. Nearly four years after Uganda abandoned Kenya in building an oil pipeline that would have transported its oil to Lamu, it has now officially signed a Sh410 billion ($3.5 billion) deal with Tanzania, leaving Nairobi to walk alone. The deal signed on Sunday between President John Magufuli and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni will see Kampala route its oil exports through Tanzania, through the 1,445-kilometre crude oil pipeline. President Magufuli said after inking the deal in his home town of Chato that the project “is very crucial for ou...