Uganda Delays Oil Pipeline Project Following Tanzanian Leader's Death
March 23 2021 - 12:42PM
Dow Jones News
By Nicholas Bariyo
KAMPALA Uganda--Uganda will delay the long-awaited launch of its
$3.5-billion oil export pipeline through Tanzania until next month
following the death of Tanzania's President John Magufuli, Uganda's
oil regulator said Tuesday.
The launch of the 900-mile project, along with the commencement
of work on oil fields operated by Total SE, was originally meant to
take place on March 22 but will now remain on hold until April as
Uganda joins Tanzania to mourn Mr. Magufuli, the Uganda Petroleum
Authority said.
The pipeline will move from Uganda's western border with the
Democratic Republic of Congo, through Tanzania, and end at the
Indian Ocean port city of Tanga. Construction is expected to take
around three years.
Uganda discovered oil around its western border more than a
decade ago, but the commercialization of vast crude reserves,
estimated to contain as much as 6 billion barrels of crude, has
dragged on due to a number of disruptions.
Total holds a majority stake in Uganda's oil project, expected
to deliver some 230,000 barrels a day of crude by around 2023.
Write to Nicholas Bariyo at nicholas.bariyo@wsj.com
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March 23, 2021 12:27 ET (16:27 GMT)
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