Uganda's President Museveni says the country will finish building its huge oil pipeline next year. The East African Crude Oil Pipeline will carry oil from Uganda to Tanzania's coast. The project costs 5 billion dollars and stretches 1,443 kilometers. Workers are building the longest heated oil pipeline anywhere on Earth. The pipeline will move 216,000 barrels of oil every day.
The government built roads and an airport near the oil fields. Kabalega International Airport sits close to where crews pump oil from the ground. Workers paved over 700 kilometers of new roads across the oil region. These roads help farmers and tourists travel around the area. The airport and roads serve many businesses beyond just oil companies.
Uganda wants to build an oil refinery in Hoima city. The country signed a deal with a company from the United Arab Emirates. Uganda's national oil company started buying fuel directly from suppliers last August. Museveni says this plan cuts fuel prices at gas stations. The president thinks buying oil products straight from refineries saves money compared to purchasing through Kenya.
The government built roads and an airport near the oil fields. Kabalega International Airport sits close to where crews pump oil from the ground. Workers paved over 700 kilometers of new roads across the oil region. These roads help farmers and tourists travel around the area. The airport and roads serve many businesses beyond just oil companies.
Uganda wants to build an oil refinery in Hoima city. The country signed a deal with a company from the United Arab Emirates. Uganda's national oil company started buying fuel directly from suppliers last August. Museveni says this plan cuts fuel prices at gas stations. The president thinks buying oil products straight from refineries saves money compared to purchasing through Kenya.
