Entries by Tanzania Petroleum

Government asked To Review Oil, Gas Laws

Dar es Salaam — The Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) has asked Prime Minister Majaliwa Kassim Majaliwa to spearhead the push for amendment of oil and gas legislation passed by Parliament in July to enhance transparency and accountability in the extractive industries. TLS wants Mr Majaliwa, being the Head of Government Business in Parliament, to propose […]

Oil firm wants Tanzania favours

“We understand that the nation needs tax revenues, but I think it is counterproductive to tax operations if by taxing them, they are delayed or made more expensive.Tthe returns from operations will dwarf any revenues that the country may make from the current tax regime and it is that we should be encouraging,” Dr. David […]

Canada explores oil in northern Tanzania’s East African Rift Valley

      Canada and Tanzania have started conducting preliminary exploration of oil and gas in the Rift Valley north of the country.   (The guardian)The development was made public earlier this week by the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) Managing Director, Dr James Mataragio when he was introducing the project partner Canada based C-GGSU […]