Special thread: EACOP updates
wewe uliona kama hatujasign. remember hajuna tax italipwa Tz kwenye facilities za EACOP. this was done purposely
Geza Ulole
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wewe nawe wacha kupotosha ni only VAT will be waived na si ati hakuna tax italipwa! Kuna charges nyingine zinabaki!
What the crude oil pipeline means to Tanzania
Tanzanian authorities have one month in which to conclude and sign the Host Government Agreement (HGA) with upstream firms involved in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The country...
Geza Ulole
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How Crude Oil Pipeline Project Is Beneficial
12 APRIL 2021
Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)
THE signing of the long-awaited Final Investment Decision (FID) for the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is set to unleash massive social economic benefits for both Uganda and Tanzania.
The 3.5 billion US dollars project will have short and long-term economic benefits for the two neighbouring countries, specifically during the construction phase.
According to some official reports, the huge investment of the 1,444-kilometer EACOP construction will be the major source to increase direct foreign investment in both countries by 60 per cent.
Tanzania is expected to earn an estimated 3.24bn US dollars once the project becomes operational with more than 18,000 jobs set to be generated over the next 25 years.
The pipeline is intended to transport crude oil from Uganda's oil fields to the Port of Tanga, Tanzania on the Indian Ocean.
The oil pipeline would start in Buseruka sub-county, Hoima District, in Uganda's Western Region.
It would travel in a general south-easterly direction to pass through Masaka in Uganda, Bukoba in Tanzania, and loop around the southern shores of Lake Victoria, continue through Shinyanga and Singida town, and end at the Port of Tanga, Tanzania, for export from the Indian Ocean.
Eighty per cent of the pipeline would run through Tanzania and upon completion, the pipeline is expected to have capacity of 216,000 barrels per day and the project will strongly improve the GDP for both countries through taxes.
As part of long-term economic benefits, the EACOP project is expected to attract more investors for exploring oil and gas resources in the countries.
The project is envisaged to increase Tanga Port's logistic activities; with the port also due to experience more 600 million US dollars direct investments in establishing new jetty, storage tanks, and supporting facilities.
The local communities along the EACOP route will benefit from various training and education programmes such as road safety, welder training.
Also, the small towns along the pipeline's path are likely to experience the local business boom as those working on the pipeline will stay in the construction camps, local hotels, drink in local bars. And spend money on entertainment.
There will be individual benefits from the job opportunities that will emerge throughout the project, with approximately 10,000 jobs expected during the construction phase. This includes skilled workers, semi-skilled workers, and casual workers.
During the construction phase of the proposed EACOP project, indigenous casual workers will be employed from each district the pipeline passes and this will improve the development of local capacity through technology transfer.
Also, the EACOP will create short-term employment of about 2-3 years, for welders, heavy equipment operators, truck drivers, mechanics, site engineers, construction managers, construction labourers and more.
Uganda previously agreed to build a joint Uganda-Kenya Crude Oil Pipeline (UKCOP) to the Lamu Port in Kenya.
Concerns regarding security and cost, however, reportedly motivated parallel negotiations with Tanzania regarding a shorter and safer route to Tanga Port, with the support of the French petroleum conglomerate Total SA.
At the 13th Northern Corridor Heads of State Summit in Kampala in April 2016, Uganda officially announced its choice for the Tanzania route for its crude oil, in preference to the Mombasa or Lamu routes in Kenya.
MY TAKE
$600 mln for Tanga port is more than double what GoK invested in LAPSSET for the past 11 years!
Tony254
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Obviously pipeline itakayojengwa upande wa Tanzania itapitia Tanga port. Lazima ukumbuke kwamba kuna miradi miwili inaendelea at the same time. Ya kwanza ni kudevelop Tilenga and Kingfisher oil fields na hio pia itagharimu billions of dollars. Mradi huu wote 100% utafanyika Uganda. Na hii inahusisha mambo mengi ikiwemo drilling of new holes, kujenga matangi ya mafuta, kujenga makaazi ya wafanyakazi, importing and assembling rigs on site e.t.c. contracts za kazi hii zimeshatolewa. Narudia tena hii kazi yote itafanyika Uganda na hii kazi sio EACOP. Hii ni production field activities. Tatizo lenu mnaconfuse EACOP na production field activities.
Upande wa pili kuna EACOP ambayo ni pipeline itakayotumika kusafirisha mafuta kutoka Uganda hadi Tanzania. Sasa vifaa vya EACOP vinaweza kupitia port of Tanga kwa maana 80% of EACOP ipo Tanzania. Lakini hakuna contract yoyote mliosign na Uganda au Total kwamba vifaa vya production field vya Uganda pia vipitie Tanzania. Hio 250 km extra distance kati ya Tanga na Lake Albert ni nyingi mno kwa usafirishaji wa heavy equipment. Kwa hivyo ni uongo mtupu kwa mtu yeyote kusema kwamba kuna mkataba uliosainiwa kwamba vifaa vyote vipitie Tanga ikiwemo both vya EACOP na vya production field huko Lake Albert. Tukizingatia kwamba Uganda anaprefer sana kutumia Mombasa port na 80% ya imports za Uganda zinapitia Mombasa port basi it is obvious kwamba logistics companies za Kenya zitapata contracts za usafirishaji, na pia Mombasa port itatumika katika kusafirisha vifaa vitakavyoenda Lake Albert. Narudia tena hapa kuna miradi miwili na msiyachanganye. Lazima tuziseparate hizi miradi miwili.
Geza Ulole
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with TPDC owning 15% of the whole project!?
Tilenga and EACOP: acting transparently
The projects for the development of the oil and gas resources of the Lake Albert region and the cross-border pipeline are situated in a sensitive social and environmental context that requires special measures for the environment and the rights of the local communities.No. 1 oil development in Uganda
The Lake Albert region in Uganda has major oil and gas resources, estimated at over one billion barrels. Uganda wanted to develop them under the projects Tilenga, operated by TotalEnergies, and Kingfisher by CNOOC.* Production will be delivered to the Tanzanian port of Tanga by a cross-border pipeline, built and operated by the EACOP company (East African Crude Oil Pipeline).
The Tilenga and EACOP projects are situated in a sensitive social and environmental context and require land acquisition programs with close attention to the rights of the affected communities. Environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs) have been carried out in compliance with the exacting standards of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Third-party reviews have also been conducted to ensure that the projects are compliant with the best social and environmental practices.
1 CNOOC China National Offshore Oil Corporation
ACTING RESPONSIBLY AND TRANSPARENTLY ON SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
As a responsible operator, TotalEnergies recognizes the projects’ environmental and social issues, and takes them into consideration.
A land acquisition program compliant with the highest international standards
The completion of the Tilenga and EACOP projects will require the implementation of a land acquisition program covering some 6,400 hectares. For Tilenga and EACOP, this program means relocating 723 primary residences, and will affect a total of 18,800 stakeholders, landowners and land users. Carried out in compliance with IFC performance standards, this program will begin with a complete survey of the land and crops and monetary compensation and/or compensation in kind. Each family whose primary residence is being relocated may choose between a new home and monetary compensation. An accessible, transparent and fair complaints-handling system will be running throughout the process.
Close attention to the rights of the communities concerned
Right from the design phase of these projects, special attention has been paid to information, consultation and consensus-building with all stakeholders. Over 70,000 people were consulted for the ESIAs. Discussions have been initiated with several NGOs, laying the foundation for a sustainable collaboration process aimed at capitalizing on their expertise and driving continuous improvement.
As in all the Group’s operations, TotalEnergies attaches the utmost importance to compliance with human rights in the implementation of these projects. Everybody has the right to express themselves. TotalEnergies does not use or tolerate the use by others of aggression or physical or legal threats against people who are exercising their right to freedom of expression or their right to peaceful assembly or protest.
Projects consistent with our environmental commitments
These projects are located in a particularly sensitive natural environment, especially in terms of biodiversity. Strict measures have been taken to avoid, mitigate and offset their impact.
TotalEnergies has decided to restrict the footprint of the Tilenga project in Uganda’s Murchison Falls Park, a protected area and a showcase for African biodiversity. Development will be limited to an area that accounts for less than 1% of park land, and thanks to strict preventive and reduction measures built into the design of the project, the temporary and permanent Tilenga facilities inside the Park will cover less than 0.05% of the surface area.
The main measures taken in Murchison Falls Park
- Number of well locations limited to ten
- Underground oil and water injection lines
- No processing facilities
- No flares
- Installation of horizontally drilled flowlines to cross the Nile
- No night work, except for drilling
- Strict specifications applied to drilling equipment in order to limiting sound and visual impact
- Removal of all waste for processing
- Traffic management plan to limit the number of vehicles and interference with tourist activities in the Park
Producing a positive impact on biodiversity
For these two projects, and in line with its biodiversity commitments, TotalEnergies will also implement action plans that generate a positive net impact on biodiversity.
These plans will be defined in close collaboration with the authorities and stakeholders responsible for nature conservation in Uganda and Tanzania. TotalEnergies will contribute to a 50% increase in the number of Murchison Falls park rangers and will support a program, conducted in partnership with the UWA (Uganda Wildlife Authority), to reintroduce the black rhinoceros in Uganda. TotalEnergies is also working closely with IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) experts to integrate the best practices for the protection of chimpanzees, particularly by promoting the conservation of forest habitats.
Tilenga and EACOP are a concrete example of the application of the Group’s ambition and commitments to biodiversity. Significant resources have been mobilized to implement them in an exemplary way. For four years, the affiliate has been in close contact with the local people and has been striving to minimize the projects’ impact on the local community. We are proud to be a part of these major developments for the Group that promise to transform their host countries.
Nicolas Terraz, Vice President Total E&P Africa
The projects
Tilenga: located in the Buliisa and Nwoya districts in the Lake Albert, the Tilenga project is operated by TotalEnergies (56.6%), in partnership with CNOOC and UNOC. It includes the development of six fields and the drilling of around 400 wells from 31 locations. Production will be delivered through buried pipelines to a treatment plant built in Kasenyi, for the separation and treatment of the fluids (oil, water, gas. All of the water produced will be reinjected into the fields and the gas will be used to produce the energy needed for the treatment process. Surplus electricity will be exported to the pipeline and the Ugandan grid.One of the fields developed is located inside Murchison Falls Park. The others are located outside the Park, south of the Victoria Nile in sparsely populated rural areas and activities that are essentially agricultural.
EACOP: this project consists of the construction of a buried 1,443 km oil pipeline between the town of Kabaale in Uganda and the port of Tanga in Tanzania, and a storage terminal and loading jetty in Tanga. The oil pipeline includes six pumping stations, powered by solar plants in Tanzania, and a heat tracing system. The physical characteristics of the oil from Tilenga mean that it needs to be kept at a temperature of 50°C for transportation. The route of the pipeline was designed to avoid areas of environmental interest as much as possible, and generally crosses farming areas.
During the construction phase
58 000
emplois créés dont 11 000 emplois directs
2,1
millions
d’heures de formation pour développer les compétences locales
1,7
milliard de $
d’activités pour les entreprises locales
Tilenga and EACOP Projects: Acting Transparently
To develop the Lake Albert oil and gas reserves in Uganda, we are developing the Tilenga and Kingfisher projects, and the cross-border EACOP pipeline in Uganda and Tanzania.
www.totalenergies.com
Tony254
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- May 11, 2017
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Sorry to burst your bubble. Tanzania owns 15% of EACOP not the whole project. The whole project involves EACOP, Kingfisher, Tilenga and Oil refinery. Nakufunza lakini huelewi.with TPDC owning 15% of the whole project!?
Tilenga and EACOP: acting transparently
The projects for the development of the oil and gas resources of the Lake Albert region and the cross-border pipeline are situated in a sensitive social and environmental context that requires special measures for the environment and the rights of the local communities.
No. 1 oil development in Uganda
The Lake Albert region in Uganda has major oil and gas resources, estimated at over one billion barrels. Uganda wanted to develop them under the projects Tilenga, operated by TotalEnergies, and Kingfisher by CNOOC.* Production will be delivered to the Tanzanian port of Tanga by a cross-border pipeline, built and operated by the EACOP company (East African Crude Oil Pipeline).
The Tilenga and EACOP projects are situated in a sensitive social and environmental context and require land acquisition programs with close attention to the rights of the affected communities. Environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs) have been carried out in compliance with the exacting standards of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Third-party reviews have also been conducted to ensure that the projects are compliant with the best social and environmental practices.
1 CNOOC China National Offshore Oil Corporation
ACTING RESPONSIBLY AND TRANSPARENTLY ON SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
As a responsible operator, TotalEnergies recognizes the projects’ environmental and social issues, and takes them into consideration.
A land acquisition program compliant with the highest international standards
The completion of the Tilenga and EACOP projects will require the implementation of a land acquisition program covering some 6,400 hectares. For Tilenga and EACOP, this program means relocating 723 primary residences, and will affect a total of 18,800 stakeholders, landowners and land users. Carried out in compliance with IFC performance standards, this program will begin with a complete survey of the land and crops and monetary compensation and/or compensation in kind. Each family whose primary residence is being relocated may choose between a new home and monetary compensation. An accessible, transparent and fair complaints-handling system will be running throughout the process.
Close attention to the rights of the communities concerned
Right from the design phase of these projects, special attention has been paid to information, consultation and consensus-building with all stakeholders. Over 70,000 people were consulted for the ESIAs. Discussions have been initiated with several NGOs, laying the foundation for a sustainable collaboration process aimed at capitalizing on their expertise and driving continuous improvement.
As in all the Group’s operations, TotalEnergies attaches the utmost importance to compliance with human rights in the implementation of these projects. Everybody has the right to express themselves. TotalEnergies does not use or tolerate the use by others of aggression or physical or legal threats against people who are exercising their right to freedom of expression or their right to peaceful assembly or protest.
Projects consistent with our environmental commitments
These projects are located in a particularly sensitive natural environment, especially in terms of biodiversity. Strict measures have been taken to avoid, mitigate and offset their impact.
TotalEnergies has decided to restrict the footprint of the Tilenga project in Uganda’s Murchison Falls Park, a protected area and a showcase for African biodiversity. Development will be limited to an area that accounts for less than 1% of park land, and thanks to strict preventive and reduction measures built into the design of the project, the temporary and permanent Tilenga facilities inside the Park will cover less than 0.05% of the surface area.
The main measures taken in Murchison Falls Park
The route of the EACOP pipeline has been designed to minimize its environmental impact. Careful attention was paid to watercourses, and horizontal drilling will be used for the most sensitive case.
- Number of well locations limited to ten
- Underground oil and water injection lines
- No processing facilities
- No flares
- Installation of horizontally drilled flowlines to cross the Nile
- No night work, except for drilling
- Strict specifications applied to drilling equipment in order to limiting sound and visual impact
- Removal of all waste for processing
- Traffic management plan to limit the number of vehicles and interference with tourist activities in the Park
Producing a positive impact on biodiversity
For these two projects, and in line with its biodiversity commitments, TotalEnergies will also implement action plans that generate a positive net impact on biodiversity.
These plans will be defined in close collaboration with the authorities and stakeholders responsible for nature conservation in Uganda and Tanzania. TotalEnergies will contribute to a 50% increase in the number of Murchison Falls park rangers and will support a program, conducted in partnership with the UWA (Uganda Wildlife Authority), to reintroduce the black rhinoceros in Uganda. TotalEnergies is also working closely with IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) experts to integrate the best practices for the protection of chimpanzees, particularly by promoting the conservation of forest habitats.
The projects
Tilenga: located in the Buliisa and Nwoya districts in the Lake Albert, the Tilenga project is operated by TotalEnergies (56.6%), in partnership with CNOOC and UNOC. It includes the development of six fields and the drilling of around 400 wells from 31 locations. Production will be delivered through buried pipelines to a treatment plant built in Kasenyi, for the separation and treatment of the fluids (oil, water, gas. All of the water produced will be reinjected into the fields and the gas will be used to produce the energy needed for the treatment process. Surplus electricity will be exported to the pipeline and the Ugandan grid.
One of the fields developed is located inside Murchison Falls Park. The others are located outside the Park, south of the Victoria Nile in sparsely populated rural areas and activities that are essentially agricultural.
EACOP: this project consists of the construction of a buried 1,443 km oil pipeline between the town of Kabaale in Uganda and the port of Tanga in Tanzania, and a storage terminal and loading jetty in Tanga. The oil pipeline includes six pumping stations, powered by solar plants in Tanzania, and a heat tracing system. The physical characteristics of the oil from Tilenga mean that it needs to be kept at a temperature of 50°C for transportation. The route of the pipeline was designed to avoid areas of environmental interest as much as possible, and generally crosses farming areas.
During the construction phase
58 000
emplois créés dont 11 000 emplois directs
2,1
millions
d’heures de formation pour développer les compétences locales
1,7
milliard de $
d’activités pour les entreprises locales
Tilenga and EACOP Projects: Acting Transparently
To develop the Lake Albert oil and gas reserves in Uganda, we are developing the Tilenga and Kingfisher projects, and the cross-border EACOP pipeline in Uganda and Tanzania.
Tony254
JF-Expert Member
- May 11, 2017
- 16,017
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Soma article yako kabla ya kupost. Article yako inasema kwamba shareholders wa Tilenga ni Total Cnooc na Unoc. Hawajataja Tanzania kwa sababu nyinyi sio shareholders wa Tilenga wala Kingfisher.with TPDC owning 15% of the whole project!?
Tilenga and EACOP: acting transparently
The projects for the development of the oil and gas resources of the Lake Albert region and the cross-border pipeline are situated in a sensitive social and environmental context that requires special measures for the environment and the rights of the local communities.
No. 1 oil development in Uganda
The Lake Albert region in Uganda has major oil and gas resources, estimated at over one billion barrels. Uganda wanted to develop them under the projects Tilenga, operated by TotalEnergies, and Kingfisher by CNOOC.* Production will be delivered to the Tanzanian port of Tanga by a cross-border pipeline, built and operated by the EACOP company (East African Crude Oil Pipeline).
The Tilenga and EACOP projects are situated in a sensitive social and environmental context and require land acquisition programs with close attention to the rights of the affected communities. Environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs) have been carried out in compliance with the exacting standards of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Third-party reviews have also been conducted to ensure that the projects are compliant with the best social and environmental practices.
1 CNOOC China National Offshore Oil Corporation
ACTING RESPONSIBLY AND TRANSPARENTLY ON SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
As a responsible operator, TotalEnergies recognizes the projects’ environmental and social issues, and takes them into consideration.
A land acquisition program compliant with the highest international standards
The completion of the Tilenga and EACOP projects will require the implementation of a land acquisition program covering some 6,400 hectares. For Tilenga and EACOP, this program means relocating 723 primary residences, and will affect a total of 18,800 stakeholders, landowners and land users. Carried out in compliance with IFC performance standards, this program will begin with a complete survey of the land and crops and monetary compensation and/or compensation in kind. Each family whose primary residence is being relocated may choose between a new home and monetary compensation. An accessible, transparent and fair complaints-handling system will be running throughout the process.
Close attention to the rights of the communities concerned
Right from the design phase of these projects, special attention has been paid to information, consultation and consensus-building with all stakeholders. Over 70,000 people were consulted for the ESIAs. Discussions have been initiated with several NGOs, laying the foundation for a sustainable collaboration process aimed at capitalizing on their expertise and driving continuous improvement.
As in all the Group’s operations, TotalEnergies attaches the utmost importance to compliance with human rights in the implementation of these projects. Everybody has the right to express themselves. TotalEnergies does not use or tolerate the use by others of aggression or physical or legal threats against people who are exercising their right to freedom of expression or their right to peaceful assembly or protest.
Projects consistent with our environmental commitments
These projects are located in a particularly sensitive natural environment, especially in terms of biodiversity. Strict measures have been taken to avoid, mitigate and offset their impact.
TotalEnergies has decided to restrict the footprint of the Tilenga project in Uganda’s Murchison Falls Park, a protected area and a showcase for African biodiversity. Development will be limited to an area that accounts for less than 1% of park land, and thanks to strict preventive and reduction measures built into the design of the project, the temporary and permanent Tilenga facilities inside the Park will cover less than 0.05% of the surface area.
The main measures taken in Murchison Falls Park
The route of the EACOP pipeline has been designed to minimize its environmental impact. Careful attention was paid to watercourses, and horizontal drilling will be used for the most sensitive case.
- Number of well locations limited to ten
- Underground oil and water injection lines
- No processing facilities
- No flares
- Installation of horizontally drilled flowlines to cross the Nile
- No night work, except for drilling
- Strict specifications applied to drilling equipment in order to limiting sound and visual impact
- Removal of all waste for processing
- Traffic management plan to limit the number of vehicles and interference with tourist activities in the Park
Producing a positive impact on biodiversity
For these two projects, and in line with its biodiversity commitments, TotalEnergies will also implement action plans that generate a positive net impact on biodiversity.
These plans will be defined in close collaboration with the authorities and stakeholders responsible for nature conservation in Uganda and Tanzania. TotalEnergies will contribute to a 50% increase in the number of Murchison Falls park rangers and will support a program, conducted in partnership with the UWA (Uganda Wildlife Authority), to reintroduce the black rhinoceros in Uganda. TotalEnergies is also working closely with IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) experts to integrate the best practices for the protection of chimpanzees, particularly by promoting the conservation of forest habitats.
The projects
Tilenga: located in the Buliisa and Nwoya districts in the Lake Albert, the Tilenga project is operated by TotalEnergies (56.6%), in partnership with CNOOC and UNOC. It includes the development of six fields and the drilling of around 400 wells from 31 locations. Production will be delivered through buried pipelines to a treatment plant built in Kasenyi, for the separation and treatment of the fluids (oil, water, gas. All of the water produced will be reinjected into the fields and the gas will be used to produce the energy needed for the treatment process. Surplus electricity will be exported to the pipeline and the Ugandan grid.
One of the fields developed is located inside Murchison Falls Park. The others are located outside the Park, south of the Victoria Nile in sparsely populated rural areas and activities that are essentially agricultural.
EACOP: this project consists of the construction of a buried 1,443 km oil pipeline between the town of Kabaale in Uganda and the port of Tanga in Tanzania, and a storage terminal and loading jetty in Tanga. The oil pipeline includes six pumping stations, powered by solar plants in Tanzania, and a heat tracing system. The physical characteristics of the oil from Tilenga mean that it needs to be kept at a temperature of 50°C for transportation. The route of the pipeline was designed to avoid areas of environmental interest as much as possible, and generally crosses farming areas.
During the construction phase
58 000
emplois créés dont 11 000 emplois directs
2,1
millions
d’heures de formation pour développer les compétences locales
1,7
milliard de $
d’activités pour les entreprises locales
Tilenga and EACOP Projects: Acting Transparently
To develop the Lake Albert oil and gas reserves in Uganda, we are developing the Tilenga and Kingfisher projects, and the cross-border EACOP pipeline in Uganda and Tanzania.
The projects
Tilenga: located in the Buliisa and Nwoya districts in the Lake Albert, the Tilenga project is operated by TotalEnergies (56.6%), in partnership with CNOOC and UNOC. It includes the development of six fields and the drilling of around 400 wells from 31 locations.
Geza Ulole
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mbona hutuelezi kuhusu Lamu pipeline? upo busy na EACOP vp wivu unakusumbua Mkunya? Kwenye oil (hydrocarbons) projects execution huwa inagawanywa katika sehemu tatu Upstream ( crude oil extraction and refining), midstream(crude/refined oil transportation) and lowstream (marketing and commercialization)! Utaendelea kubisha ila hivi vyote production sharing agreements (PSA) and Host Goverment Agreements(HGA) zimeshakubaliwa na ndo maana hata VAT ilikuwa waived na GoT ili kuwapunguzia gharama washirika sasa hebu tuambie wapitishe cargo Mombasa kwenye VAT ili iweje? Wacha kuumia mzee!
Meanwhile at Tanga port is on phase II of expansion ready to receive all the consignements for Uganda's refinery and pipeline!
2021
Tanzanian Port Berths No. 1-7 project held Berth No. 5 handover ceremony
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On 1st March, the Handover Ceremony of Berth 5 was held for the Dar es Salaam Port No. 1-7 Berths Project in Tanzania. The ceremony was attended by the Tanzanian Minister of Transport, Leonard Chamuriho, the Director of the Port Authority, Kakoko, members of the Board of Directors of the Port Authority, consultants and the management team of the General Manager Department of the project, and was covered by the mainstream media in Tanzania. The Tanzanian mainstream media covered the whole ceremony.
During the ceremony, Kakoko gave a detailed report to the minister on the actual progress of the project and the situation of other port projects under construction in Tanzania. In his speech, Leonard Chamuriho acknowledged the achievements of the project in terms of safety, quality and progress management and the excellent performance ability of CHEC, expressed thanks to CHEC for its efforts to construct Tanzania’s ports in the face of COVID-19. He also briefed the media on the progress of the Tanga Port Phase II Terminal Project and the dredging project of the channel of Dar es Salaam Port.
The delivery of Berth 5 marked the final stage of the project. The successful delivery of the Berth greatly boosts the morale of the project, laying a solid foundation for full completion and the smooth commencement of subsequent projects.
www.chec.bj.cn
During the ceremony, Kakoko gave a detailed report to the minister on the actual progress of the project and the situation of other port projects under construction in Tanzania. In his speech, Leonard Chamuriho acknowledged the achievements of the project in terms of safety, quality and progress management and the excellent performance ability of CHEC, expressed thanks to CHEC for its efforts to construct Tanzania’s ports in the face of COVID-19. He also briefed the media on the progress of the Tanga Port Phase II Terminal Project and the dredging project of the channel of Dar es Salaam Port.
The delivery of Berth 5 marked the final stage of the project. The successful delivery of the Berth greatly boosts the morale of the project, laying a solid foundation for full completion and the smooth commencement of subsequent projects.
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2020
CHEC Signs the Contract for the Tanga Port Phase II Terminal Improvement Project in Tanzania
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CHEC successfully signed the contract for the Tanga Port Phase II Terminal Improvement Project in Tanzania on August 20.
The project is owned by the Tanzanian Port Authority and its main tasks include upgrading the existing Berths 1 and 2 in the port area, and building a 7,200m2 heavy container yard as well as water supply, power supply, firefighting facilities and drainage networks to support the wharf yard.
After a year of follow-up negotiations, the management team of the East African Regional Center overcame the adverse impact of the epidemic and finally signed the project, consolidating CHEC’s dominant position in the Tanzanian hydraulic market and extending its brand influence.
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Kwa hiyo serikali itapata bln 250 tuu kwa mwaka sawa na 7Tikioni kwa miaka 25? Mbona tuliambiwa ni 1Tilion?
How Crude Oil Pipeline Project Is Beneficial
12 APRIL 2021
Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)
THE signing of the long-awaited Final Investment Decision (FID) for the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is set to unleash massive social economic benefits for both Uganda and Tanzania.
The 3.5 billion US dollars project will have short and long-term economic benefits for the two neighbouring countries, specifically during the construction phase.
According to some official reports, the huge investment of the 1,444-kilometer EACOP construction will be the major source to increase direct foreign investment in both countries by 60 per cent.
Tanzania is expected to earn an estimated 3.24bn US dollars once the project becomes operational with more than 18,000 jobs set to be generated over the next 25 years.
The pipeline is intended to transport crude oil from Uganda's oil fields to the Port of Tanga, Tanzania on the Indian Ocean.
The oil pipeline would start in Buseruka sub-county, Hoima District, in Uganda's Western Region.
It would travel in a general south-easterly direction to pass through Masaka in Uganda, Bukoba in Tanzania, and loop around the southern shores of Lake Victoria, continue through Shinyanga and Singida town, and end at the Port of Tanga, Tanzania, for export from the Indian Ocean.
Eighty per cent of the pipeline would run through Tanzania and upon completion, the pipeline is expected to have capacity of 216,000 barrels per day and the project will strongly improve the GDP for both countries through taxes.
As part of long-term economic benefits, the EACOP project is expected to attract more investors for exploring oil and gas resources in the countries.
The project is envisaged to increase Tanga Port's logistic activities; with the port also due to experience more 600 million US dollars direct investments in establishing new jetty, storage tanks, and supporting facilities.
The local communities along the EACOP route will benefit from various training and education programmes such as road safety, welder training.
Also, the small towns along the pipeline's path are likely to experience the local business boom as those working on the pipeline will stay in the construction camps, local hotels, drink in local bars. And spend money on entertainment.
There will be individual benefits from the job opportunities that will emerge throughout the project, with approximately 10,000 jobs expected during the construction phase. This includes skilled workers, semi-skilled workers, and casual workers.
During the construction phase of the proposed EACOP project, indigenous casual workers will be employed from each district the pipeline passes and this will improve the development of local capacity through technology transfer.
Also, the EACOP will create short-term employment of about 2-3 years, for welders, heavy equipment operators, truck drivers, mechanics, site engineers, construction managers, construction labourers and more.
Uganda previously agreed to build a joint Uganda-Kenya Crude Oil Pipeline (UKCOP) to the Lamu Port in Kenya.
Concerns regarding security and cost, however, reportedly motivated parallel negotiations with Tanzania regarding a shorter and safer route to Tanga Port, with the support of the French petroleum conglomerate Total SA.
At the 13th Northern Corridor Heads of State Summit in Kampala in April 2016, Uganda officially announced its choice for the Tanzania route for its crude oil, in preference to the Mombasa or Lamu routes in Kenya.
MY TAKE
$600 mln for Tanga port is more than double what GoK invested in LAPSSET for the past 11 years!
Huu mradi kila mtu anasema lake
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Hizi ni miradi miwili tofauti. Hata Total wamesema hivyo. Kwenye hii article iliowekwa kwenye website ya Total 3 days ago. Wao wanasema Tilenga and EACOP. Kumaanisha kwamba hizi ni miradi miwili tofauti. Tanzania haina uhusiano wowote na Tilenga. Nyie mpo kwenye pipeline pekee.
Tilenga and EACOP: acting transparently
The Lake Albert region in Uganda has major oil and gas resources, estimated at over one billion barrels. Uganda wanted to develop them under the projects Tilenga, operated by TotalEnergies, and Kingfisher by CNOOC.* Production will be delivered to the Tanzanian port of Tanga by a cross-border pipeline, built and operated by the EACOP company (East African Crude Oil Pipeline).
The Tilenga and EACOP projects are situated in a sensitive social and environmental context and require land acquisition programs with close attention to the rights of the affected communities. Environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs) have been carried out in compliance with the exacting standards of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Third-party reviews have also been conducted to ensure that the projects are compliant with the best social and environmental practices.
Nyie mpo kwenye pipeline yaani EACOP pekee. Msijiingize kwenye Tilenga ya Total wala Kingfisher ya Cnooc. Hamna shareholding huko.
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Ndo hadi mradi uwe materialized na tuone hiyo investment kwa Tanga port vinginevyo inasalia ni hadithi za miaka na miaka kama LPG plant Lindi
How Crude Oil Pipeline Project Is Beneficial
12 APRIL 2021
Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)
THE signing of the long-awaited Final Investment Decision (FID) for the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is set to unleash massive social economic benefits for both Uganda and Tanzania.
The 3.5 billion US dollars project will have short and long-term economic benefits for the two neighbouring countries, specifically during the construction phase.
According to some official reports, the huge investment of the 1,444-kilometer EACOP construction will be the major source to increase direct foreign investment in both countries by 60 per cent.
Tanzania is expected to earn an estimated 3.24bn US dollars once the project becomes operational with more than 18,000 jobs set to be generated over the next 25 years.
The pipeline is intended to transport crude oil from Uganda's oil fields to the Port of Tanga, Tanzania on the Indian Ocean.
The oil pipeline would start in Buseruka sub-county, Hoima District, in Uganda's Western Region.
It would travel in a general south-easterly direction to pass through Masaka in Uganda, Bukoba in Tanzania, and loop around the southern shores of Lake Victoria, continue through Shinyanga and Singida town, and end at the Port of Tanga, Tanzania, for export from the Indian Ocean.
Eighty per cent of the pipeline would run through Tanzania and upon completion, the pipeline is expected to have capacity of 216,000 barrels per day and the project will strongly improve the GDP for both countries through taxes.
As part of long-term economic benefits, the EACOP project is expected to attract more investors for exploring oil and gas resources in the countries.
The project is envisaged to increase Tanga Port's logistic activities; with the port also due to experience more 600 million US dollars direct investments in establishing new jetty, storage tanks, and supporting facilities.
The local communities along the EACOP route will benefit from various training and education programmes such as road safety, welder training.
Also, the small towns along the pipeline's path are likely to experience the local business boom as those working on the pipeline will stay in the construction camps, local hotels, drink in local bars. And spend money on entertainment.
There will be individual benefits from the job opportunities that will emerge throughout the project, with approximately 10,000 jobs expected during the construction phase. This includes skilled workers, semi-skilled workers, and casual workers.
During the construction phase of the proposed EACOP project, indigenous casual workers will be employed from each district the pipeline passes and this will improve the development of local capacity through technology transfer.
Also, the EACOP will create short-term employment of about 2-3 years, for welders, heavy equipment operators, truck drivers, mechanics, site engineers, construction managers, construction labourers and more.
Uganda previously agreed to build a joint Uganda-Kenya Crude Oil Pipeline (UKCOP) to the Lamu Port in Kenya.
Concerns regarding security and cost, however, reportedly motivated parallel negotiations with Tanzania regarding a shorter and safer route to Tanga Port, with the support of the French petroleum conglomerate Total SA.
At the 13th Northern Corridor Heads of State Summit in Kampala in April 2016, Uganda officially announced its choice for the Tanzania route for its crude oil, in preference to the Mombasa or Lamu routes in Kenya.
MY TAKE
$600 mln for Tanga port is more than double what GoK invested in LAPSSET for the past 11 years!
kila mtu anajua kuwa hizi ni project 2 tofauti. kuna EACOP and tilenga, kingfisher oil fields. TZ, UG and IOCs are shareholders of the pipeline-EACOP. IOCs and UG are also shareholders of the developed wells in UG. Here we are talking about EACOP and not the tilenga, kingfisher oil fields project
Tony254
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Sasa mbona Geza Ulole anasema kwamba TZ ni shareholder wa the entire project? Mfunze Mbongo mwenzako aelewe maana naona yuko slow sana kuelewa mambo haya. 👇👇
with TPDC owning 15% of the whole project!?
Tilenga and EACOP: acting transparently
The projects for the development of the oil and gas resources of the Lake Albert region and the cross-border pipeline are situated in a sensitive social and environmental context that requires special measures for the environment and the rights of the local communities.
No. 1 oil development in Uganda
The Lake Albert region in Uganda has major oil and gas resources, estimated at over one billion barrels. Uganda wanted to develop them under the projects Tilenga, operated by TotalEnergies, and Kingfisher by CNOOC.* Production will be delivered to the Tanzanian port of Tanga by a cross-border pipeline, built and operated by the EACOP company (East African Crude Oil Pipeline).
The Tilenga and EACOP projects are situated in a sensitive social and environmental context and require land acquisition programs with close attention to the rights of the affected communities. Environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs) have been carried out in compliance with the exacting standards of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Third-party reviews have also been conducted to ensure that the projects are compliant with the best social and environmental practices.
1 CNOOC China National Offshore Oil Corporation
ACTING RESPONSIBLY AND TRANSPARENTLY ON SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
As a responsible operator, TotalEnergies recognizes the projects’ environmental and social issues, and takes them into consideration.
A land acquisition program compliant with the highest international standards
The completion of the Tilenga and EACOP projects will require the implementation of a land acquisition program covering some 6,400 hectares. For Tilenga and EACOP, this program means relocating 723 primary residences, and will affect a total of 18,800 stakeholders, landowners and land users. Carried out in compliance with IFC performance standards, this program will begin with a complete survey of the land and crops and monetary compensation and/or compensation in kind. Each family whose primary residence is being relocated may choose between a new home and monetary compensation. An accessible, transparent and fair complaints-handling system will be running throughout the process.
Close attention to the rights of the communities concerned
Right from the design phase of these projects, special attention has been paid to information, consultation and consensus-building with all stakeholders. Over 70,000 people were consulted for the ESIAs. Discussions have been initiated with several NGOs, laying the foundation for a sustainable collaboration process aimed at capitalizing on their expertise and driving continuous improvement.
As in all the Group’s operations, TotalEnergies attaches the utmost importance to compliance with human rights in the implementation of these projects. Everybody has the right to express themselves. TotalEnergies does not use or tolerate the use by others of aggression or physical or legal threats against people who are exercising their right to freedom of expression or their right to peaceful assembly or protest.
Projects consistent with our environmental commitments
These projects are located in a particularly sensitive natural environment, especially in terms of biodiversity. Strict measures have been taken to avoid, mitigate and offset their impact.
TotalEnergies has decided to restrict the footprint of the Tilenga project in Uganda’s Murchison Falls Park, a protected area and a showcase for African biodiversity. Development will be limited to an area that accounts for less than 1% of park land, and thanks to strict preventive and reduction measures built into the design of the project, the temporary and permanent Tilenga facilities inside the Park will cover less than 0.05% of the surface area.
The main measures taken in Murchison Falls Park
The route of the EACOP pipeline has been designed to minimize its environmental impact. Careful attention was paid to watercourses, and horizontal drilling will be used for the most sensitive case.
- Number of well locations limited to ten
- Underground oil and water injection lines
- No processing facilities
- No flares
- Installation of horizontally drilled flowlines to cross the Nile
- No night work, except for drilling
- Strict specifications applied to drilling equipment in order to limiting sound and visual impact
- Removal of all waste for processing
- Traffic management plan to limit the number of vehicles and interference with tourist activities in the Park
Producing a positive impact on biodiversity
For these two projects, and in line with its biodiversity commitments, TotalEnergies will also implement action plans that generate a positive net impact on biodiversity.
These plans will be defined in close collaboration with the authorities and stakeholders responsible for nature conservation in Uganda and Tanzania. TotalEnergies will contribute to a 50% increase in the number of Murchison Falls park rangers and will support a program, conducted in partnership with the UWA (Uganda Wildlife Authority), to reintroduce the black rhinoceros in Uganda. TotalEnergies is also working closely with IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) experts to integrate the best practices for the protection of chimpanzees, particularly by promoting the conservation of forest habitats.
The projects
Tilenga: located in the Buliisa and Nwoya districts in the Lake Albert, the Tilenga project is operated by TotalEnergies (56.6%), in partnership with CNOOC and UNOC. It includes the development of six fields and the drilling of around 400 wells from 31 locations. Production will be delivered through buried pipelines to a treatment plant built in Kasenyi, for the separation and treatment of the fluids (oil, water, gas. All of the water produced will be reinjected into the fields and the gas will be used to produce the energy needed for the treatment process. Surplus electricity will be exported to the pipeline and the Ugandan grid.
One of the fields developed is located inside Murchison Falls Park. The others are located outside the Park, south of the Victoria Nile in sparsely populated rural areas and activities that are essentially agricultural.
EACOP: this project consists of the construction of a buried 1,443 km oil pipeline between the town of Kabaale in Uganda and the port of Tanga in Tanzania, and a storage terminal and loading jetty in Tanga. The oil pipeline includes six pumping stations, powered by solar plants in Tanzania, and a heat tracing system. The physical characteristics of the oil from Tilenga mean that it needs to be kept at a temperature of 50°C for transportation. The route of the pipeline was designed to avoid areas of environmental interest as much as possible, and generally crosses farming areas.
During the construction phase
58 000
emplois créés dont 11 000 emplois directs
2,1
millions
d’heures de formation pour développer les compétences locales
1,7
milliard de $
d’activités pour les entreprises locales
Tilenga and EACOP Projects: Acting Transparently
To develop the Lake Albert oil and gas reserves in Uganda, we are developing the Tilenga and Kingfisher projects, and the cross-border EACOP pipeline in Uganda and Tanzania.
these are 2 different projects, UG and IOCs signed PSAs for exploration, appraisal, development and production of oil fields ie tilenga and kingfisher. TZ, UG and IOCs signed MOU, HGA, SHA, TTA, IGA for pipeline construction. SHA, TTA and HGA were the final agreements to be signed to pave way for pipeline constuction. Revised CAPEX for EACOP is $4.1b and revised total cost for the project ie CAPEX + OPEX is $ 10b. We expect 80% of CAPEX ie $4.1b to be spent in Tz.
Note: tenders are finalized before the construction starts. EPCM tender for the project will be sugned this Month. WORLEY UK, was shortlited in 2018, but not awarded. Engineering, Procurement and construction will start in TZ.
Tony254
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Soma comment ya Geza. Yeye ndio yuko wrong. Nilikuwa namrekebisha 👇 👇 👇
with TPDC owning 15% of the whole project!?
Tilenga and EACOP: acting transparently
The projects for the development of the oil and gas resources of the Lake Albert region and the cross-border pipeline are situated in a sensitive social and environmental context that requires special measures for the environment and the rights of the local communities.
No. 1 oil development in Uganda
The Lake Albert region in Uganda has major oil and gas resources, estimated at over one billion barrels. Uganda wanted to develop them under the projects Tilenga, operated by TotalEnergies, and Kingfisher by CNOOC.* Production will be delivered to the Tanzanian port of Tanga by a cross-border pipeline, built and operated by the EACOP company (East African Crude Oil Pipeline).
The Tilenga and EACOP projects are situated in a sensitive social and environmental context and require land acquisition programs with close attention to the rights of the affected communities. Environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs) have been carried out in compliance with the exacting standards of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Third-party reviews have also been conducted to ensure that the projects are compliant with the best social and environmental practices.
1 CNOOC China National Offshore Oil Corporation
ACTING RESPONSIBLY AND TRANSPARENTLY ON SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
As a responsible operator, TotalEnergies recognizes the projects’ environmental and social issues, and takes them into consideration.
A land acquisition program compliant with the highest international standards
The completion of the Tilenga and EACOP projects will require the implementation of a land acquisition program covering some 6,400 hectares. For Tilenga and EACOP, this program means relocating 723 primary residences, and will affect a total of 18,800 stakeholders, landowners and land users. Carried out in compliance with IFC performance standards, this program will begin with a complete survey of the land and crops and monetary compensation and/or compensation in kind. Each family whose primary residence is being relocated may choose between a new home and monetary compensation. An accessible, transparent and fair complaints-handling system will be running throughout the process.
Close attention to the rights of the communities concerned
Right from the design phase of these projects, special attention has been paid to information, consultation and consensus-building with all stakeholders. Over 70,000 people were consulted for the ESIAs. Discussions have been initiated with several NGOs, laying the foundation for a sustainable collaboration process aimed at capitalizing on their expertise and driving continuous improvement.
As in all the Group’s operations, TotalEnergies attaches the utmost importance to compliance with human rights in the implementation of these projects. Everybody has the right to express themselves. TotalEnergies does not use or tolerate the use by others of aggression or physical or legal threats against people who are exercising their right to freedom of expression or their right to peaceful assembly or protest.
Projects consistent with our environmental commitments
These projects are located in a particularly sensitive natural environment, especially in terms of biodiversity. Strict measures have been taken to avoid, mitigate and offset their impact.
TotalEnergies has decided to restrict the footprint of the Tilenga project in Uganda’s Murchison Falls Park, a protected area and a showcase for African biodiversity. Development will be limited to an area that accounts for less than 1% of park land, and thanks to strict preventive and reduction measures built into the design of the project, the temporary and permanent Tilenga facilities inside the Park will cover less than 0.05% of the surface area.
The main measures taken in Murchison Falls Park
The route of the EACOP pipeline has been designed to minimize its environmental impact. Careful attention was paid to watercourses, and horizontal drilling will be used for the most sensitive case.
- Number of well locations limited to ten
- Underground oil and water injection lines
- No processing facilities
- No flares
- Installation of horizontally drilled flowlines to cross the Nile
- No night work, except for drilling
- Strict specifications applied to drilling equipment in order to limiting sound and visual impact
- Removal of all waste for processing
- Traffic management plan to limit the number of vehicles and interference with tourist activities in the Park
Producing a positive impact on biodiversity
For these two projects, and in line with its biodiversity commitments, TotalEnergies will also implement action plans that generate a positive net impact on biodiversity.
These plans will be defined in close collaboration with the authorities and stakeholders responsible for nature conservation in Uganda and Tanzania. TotalEnergies will contribute to a 50% increase in the number of Murchison Falls park rangers and will support a program, conducted in partnership with the UWA (Uganda Wildlife Authority), to reintroduce the black rhinoceros in Uganda. TotalEnergies is also working closely with IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) experts to integrate the best practices for the protection of chimpanzees, particularly by promoting the conservation of forest habitats.
The projects
Tilenga: located in the Buliisa and Nwoya districts in the Lake Albert, the Tilenga project is operated by TotalEnergies (56.6%), in partnership with CNOOC and UNOC. It includes the development of six fields and the drilling of around 400 wells from 31 locations. Production will be delivered through buried pipelines to a treatment plant built in Kasenyi, for the separation and treatment of the fluids (oil, water, gas. All of the water produced will be reinjected into the fields and the gas will be used to produce the energy needed for the treatment process. Surplus electricity will be exported to the pipeline and the Ugandan grid.
One of the fields developed is located inside Murchison Falls Park. The others are located outside the Park, south of the Victoria Nile in sparsely populated rural areas and activities that are essentially agricultural.
EACOP: this project consists of the construction of a buried 1,443 km oil pipeline between the town of Kabaale in Uganda and the port of Tanga in Tanzania, and a storage terminal and loading jetty in Tanga. The oil pipeline includes six pumping stations, powered by solar plants in Tanzania, and a heat tracing system. The physical characteristics of the oil from Tilenga mean that it needs to be kept at a temperature of 50°C for transportation. The route of the pipeline was designed to avoid areas of environmental interest as much as possible, and generally crosses farming areas.
During the construction phase
58 000
emplois créés dont 11 000 emplois directs
2,1
millions
d’heures de formation pour développer les compétences locales
1,7
milliard de $
d’activités pour les entreprises locales
Tilenga and EACOP Projects: Acting Transparently
To develop the Lake Albert oil and gas reserves in Uganda, we are developing the Tilenga and Kingfisher projects, and the cross-border EACOP pipeline in Uganda and Tanzania.
Tony254
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Hii comment yote ungemueleza Geza sio mimi. Mimi tayari najua kwamba TZ sio shareholder wa Tilenga au Kingfisher.
Geza ndio hajui.
Tony254
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Construction will start in UG. Tender zilizotolewa so far ni za UG. Kama vile hole drilling services in Tilenga.
Let me say something about Final Investment Decision- FID. People really dont know what it is. As the name suggests, it is a decison not an agreement. After the signings of SHA, TTA, HGA, the parties ie UG, TZ, IOCs agreed to commt fund to this project, shareholding of the project etc. They also agreed that Total can now tender EPCM. Therefore, there will be no other document that will be signed among the 3 parties. We expect to see Total awards Engineering, Procurement, construction and management EPCM tender soon and this will mark the begining of the construction of EACOP