{"id":10522,"date":"2026-01-08T04:07:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T04:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/10522\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T04:07:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T04:07:52","slug":"uganda-tanzania-high-level-delegation-inspects-tanga-marine-storage-terminal-facility-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/10522\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda, Tanzania High Level Delegation Inspects Tanga Marine Storage &#038; Terminal Facility Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">As part of the ongoing East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) tour, Uganda\u2019s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, and Tanzania\u2019s Deputy Minister of Energy, inspected the Marine Storage &amp; Terminal (MST) facility in Tanga, Tanzania. The visit aimed to assess progress and readiness of the facility, a key component of EACOP\u2019s downstream export system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The MST facility is a key component of the EACOP downstream export system. It features four crude oil storage tanks with a total storage capacity of 2 million barrels. <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The facility also includes a power generation unit and export pumping systems, which will facilitate the transfer of crude oil from storage to the Jetty and Load Out Facility (LOF) for export to international markets.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-125972\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3ECAECF2-E10F-4605-B6C8-82444E5F9FF5-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The export jetty is connected to the onshore terminal by a 2-kilometre trestle, providing the link between the storage facility and offshore loading operations. <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Key supporting infrastructure, including the Electrical, Instrumentation, Telecommunications and Security (EITS) systems and the onshore abutment, has been fully completed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Construction of the mooring and berthing dolphins is currently at 85% completion, reflecting steady progress toward full operational readiness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">During the site visit, the Ministers were briefed on construction milestones, safety standards, and commissioning timelines. <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The entire Marine Storage &amp; Terminal facility is scheduled for commissioning from Q1 2026, marking a major milestone in the EACOP project and strengthening regional crude oil export capacity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The visit underscores the continued high level political support and cross border collaboration between Uganda and Tanzania in delivering the EACOP project, which is expected to play a transformative role in regional energy development, infrastructure growth, and economic integration.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-125973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0FC9FC38-589A-431A-8091-1403F610FFB4-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As part of the ongoing East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) tour, Uganda\u2019s Minister of Energy and Mineral&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10523,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[3734,7311,5219,187,188,7312,152,7313,153],"class_list":{"0":"post-10522","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uganda","8":"tag-eacop","9":"tag-hon-ruth-nankabirwa","10":"tag-oil","11":"tag-softpower","12":"tag-softpower-news","13":"tag-softpowernews","14":"tag-tanzania","15":"tag-top-news-uganda","16":"tag-uganda"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}