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The Takoradi terminal has loading arms for five types of fuel (Photo: Gov’t of Ghana)
The terminal consists of a berth 14 metres in “It is a historic event that will pave the way
depth, loading arms for gasoline, diesel, LPG, for robust and seamless storage, distribution and
bitumen and other heavy fuels and full berthing supply of LPG,” Petroci’s director-general, Ibra-
structures including fenders on dolphins, bol- hima Diaby, said in a statement. “This translates
lards and hooking points. to more clean energy, growth and productivity
Meanwhile, Cote d’Ivoire is set to construct in Cote d’Ivoire.”
a 12,000-tonne LPG storage facility to meet its The facility will lift Cote d’Ivoire’s LPG capac-
fast-growing demand for the fuel. National oil ity by 60%, enabling the country to store 27 days
company (NOC) Petroci entered into a joint of supply rather than just 15, according to offi-
venture agreement last week on the project cials. It will not only serve the domestic market
with Sahara Energy Logistics, a unit of Nigeria’s but also buyers in neighbouring countries such
Sahara Group. as Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea.
At a cost of $43mn, the storage facility is to be The West African nation of 25mn people
developed in two stages due for completion in is the region’s fast-growing LPG market. Con-
November 2021 and October 2022 respectively. sumption expanded from 175,000 tonnes in
The joint venture between Petroci and Sahara 2013 to 380,000 tonnes last year, far outpacing
will build, operate and maintain the unit. growth in demand for other liquid products. ™

Uganda signs deals with Total,

Tanzania on $3.5bn oil pipeline

UGANDA UGANDA has struck deals with Tanzania and
France’s Total on the construction of the $3.5bn
East Africa crude oil pipeline (EACOP). The
1,445-km pipeline will connect Uganda’s oil-
fields to Tanzania’s port of Tanga.
The Ugandan government signed a host
government agreement (HGA) on the project,
which will become East Africa’s first major oil
pipeline, on September 13. The deal, which
establishes a commercial framework, takes the
pipeline significantly closer to reaching a final
investment decision (FID) by the end of the year,
Ugandan officials said.
“It has taken long, but it was a deliberate
move, I can assure you Ugandans,” Ugandan EACOP will be 1,445 km long (Image: Uganda Business Centre)
President Yoweri Museveni said at a ceremony.
“We have been slow but steady and sure.” Two days later Museveni signed a pact with
The deal also makes room for Uganda his Tanzanian counterpart, John Magufuli. The
National Oil Co. (UNOC) acquiring a stake in two governments will “expedite the harmonisa-
the project. tion of pending issues,” Museveni said.

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