Oil and gas exploration companies operating in the country pay foreign private security companies US$3 million (about over 6bn/-) annually, which the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) says was improper. CAG Prof Mussa Assad said the money could be put into proper use if it was paid to Tanzania People’s Defense Forces (TPDF). You […]
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Citizens of Tanzania Support Extracting and Selling of Natural gas Internationally
A new poll from across the country shows that citizens oppose using gas as collateral for government borrowing. Released in Dar es salaam recently the study dubbed, ‘How Tanzania should use its natural gas citizens’ views from a nationwide deliberative poll’ shows more citizens support extracting and selling the country’s natural gas internationally to raise […]
How oil & Gas professionals who Lost jobs Can Survive the Low Oil Price
Since falling of oil price in June 2014 many oil and gas professionals have lost their jobs in petroleum companies. It is true that Petroleum professionals who lost their jobs in petroleum companies experiencing bad time, this pushes them divert into different industries, sometimes even not related to their experience or field […]
Iss Awarded Paragon Offshore Project In Tanzania
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has been appointed by Paragon Offshore in Houston as marine and logistic services provider for a new drilling campaign off the Songo Songo Islands, Tanzania – the first new commercial drilling project in Tanzania in a number of years. ISS is providing a range of services for Paragon Offshore […]
See Why Discovery of Natural gas in Tanzania Could not bring Too Many Jobs To Tanzanians as they believe
Few weeks ago i got the text from Tanzanian who is studying Petroleum engineering in among of university in China, He was curious to know about the employment opportunity in natural gas sector in Tanzania? And this is why i am writing this article. You know many people believe the discovery of natural gas could […]
Mnazi Bay Gas Wells Deliver 1st Gas to Tanzania Pipeline
East Africa-focused junior producer Wentworth Resources announced Friday the first gas delivery from its Mnazi Bay Concession in southern Tanzania to the country’s new transnational pipeline. Wentworth said that two wells are now producing, with the three remaining wells expected to be put on production in the coming months. Initial production volumes will be used […]
The Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development has announced that the “Uganda International Oil & Gas Summit” (UIOGS) will be held in Kampala on 16-17 September 2015. With a first-class conference programme led by Government, Public Sector and Private Sector industry leaders; the Summit marks an important point on the global calendar. UIOGS is held […]
New petroleum producers survey policy options in wake of oil price slump
Countries seeking to develop newly-discovered petroleum resources are facing a fall in global oil prices, with competition from the ‘shale gas revolution’ in the United States, as well as renewable energy sources. At a New Petroleum Producers Discussion Group in Tanzania, organised by Chatham House and co-sponsored by the Commonwealth Secretariat, authorities from more than 20 […]
This is How To Drill Oil and Gas Well
Now, during this lesson, we will see how to drill them.1. First of all, let’s see how to describe the subsurface characteristics, in order to plan the design of the future well and to define the phases of the drilling job.2. Then, we’ll describe the drilling system, and how the driller can manage the […]
