In order to get the maximum benefit out of
natural resources such as crude oil, it is important to be able to transport
them via a reliable and efficient mechanism. Pipeline systems are widely used
today to transport essential solid or liquid resources. According to the study,
‘Global
Crude Oil Pipelines Industry Outlook to 2022 – Capacity and Capital Expenditure
Forecasts With Details of all Operating and Planned Crude Oil Pipelines’,
there are a number of projects around the world that are incorporating latest
technologies in order to make pipeline systems efficient and quite a few such
projects are being developed in Africa.
Africa is witnessing the development of one of
the most iconic projects in modern times. The 1,445 km East African crude oil
export (EACOP) pipeline is being constructed between Kabaale in Uganda and
Chongoleani in Tanzania. On completion it will become the world’s longest
heated crude oil export pipelines. The governments of Uganda and Tanzania
signed an inter-governmental agreement worth three and a half billion US
dollars in 2017 for the development which is expected to have an extensive
export flow rate. Chinese CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation),
French Total and British Tullow have formed a joint venture to develop the
pipeline in conjunction with the two governments. This project is a
revolutionary step in pipeline technology and is expected to create a vast
number of jobs during construction. The project is said to be completed by
2020. The main objective of the project is to transport Uganda’s oil reserves
to the Indian Ocean for export.
Another famous project that is taking shape is
the Kenyan Oil Export Pipeline which when completed will become Kenya’s first
oil export pipeline from the Amosing and Ngamia fields to the port of Lamu on
the Indian Ocean. This new pipeline will be approximately 865 km long. Tullow
Oil is one of the major contributors in this project.
Another business deal relating to pipeline
technology in Africa is that of Morocco and Nigeria. Both the countries have
recently joined forces for the completion of a gas pipeline that will be built
onshore and offshore. So far feasibility studies had been conducted but now the
plan has been finalized. The two authorities supervising the project are Morocco’s
National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) and the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Both these agencies revealed in a joint statement
that for economic, political, legal and security reasons the choice was made on
a combined onshore and offshore route. The pipeline is planned to be 5660 km
long.
A number of developments are taking place in
Africa that are incorporating pipeline technology at their core. All these
developments are being brought about for trade purposes. This clearly
highlights Africa’s potential in the oil and gas spectra. Supervision and
regulation by renowned agencies is ensuring that these projects are executed
with the initially planned level of efficiency. Once completed they will
greatly assist the economies of the participating nations and with corporation
and alliance from internationally recognized oil & gas companies, we can
expect rampant future developments in Sub Saharan Africa.
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