Uganda and Tanzania  signed a deal on 13 September 2016  that will see the two countries build a 1,445 km, $3.5bn crude oil pipeline. The '''Uganda–Tanzania Crude Oil Pipeline''' (UTCOP), also known as the '''East African Crude Oil Pipeline''' (EACOP) will be the first of its kind in East Africa, will connect Uganda's oil-rich Hoima region with the Indian Ocean through the Tanga port in Tanzania.