EACOP Map

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project is arguably one of the largest environmental threats of our present time. The pipeline will transport oil from the shores of Lake Albert on the border between Uganda and DRC through Tanzania to the port of Tanga on the Indian Ocean. At nearly 1,445 kilometres (900 miles), it will be the longest heated crude oil pipeline in the world and one of the largest infrastructure projects in East Africa – with disastrous consequences for communities, wildlife, and the planet. The pipeline will pass through multiple diverse habitats with endangered species (including Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake), jeopardise community water sources, cause air pollution, and its construction will negatively affect up to 120,000 people.