TotalEnergies’ controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline is gaining traction, despite environmentalist pushback. The EACOP is expected to be the world’s longest electrically heated oil pipeline, running from Uganda to Tanzania. Though local communities and environmentalists have criticized the project, Uganda sees the pipeline as a huge economic opportunity. After years in the works, the fight over the East Africa oil pipeline continues. Environmentalists and local communities have long been battling against the proposed construction of a major pipeline running from Uganda to Tanzania. But oil majors working in the region believe it could dramatically enhance the region’s export routes, making it possible for landlocked Uganda to transport its crude more easily. But the pipeline continues to face major hurdles, with doubts over whether it will ever be finished. The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is expected to be the world’s longest electrically heated oil pipeline, measuring 1440km […]