Tanzania: Pipeline commissioning delayed


Issue 296 - 12 Mar 2015 | 2 minute read

Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has pushed back the expected commissioning date for the Mtwara-Dar es Salaam pipeline to Q3 this year after heavy rains in November delayed welding work. New TPDC director-general James Mataragio told the East African Petroleum Conference in Kigali on 4 March the Chinese-built pipeline was 98% complete. Pre-commissioning checks such as pressure testing still need to be carried out before the pipeline can start commercial operation.

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