The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Company has applied for a construction license to "enable the company to kick-start the development of the 1,443km, 24-inch diameter heated and buried crude oil pipeline that will start from Kabaale, Hoima Uganda to Chongoleani, Tanga in Tanzania. It will be the longest traced pipeline in the world." The project would cost $5 billion and will be jointly owned by Total E&P and CNOOC with countries Uganda and Tanzania also having a say.