Entries by Tanzania Petroleum

Tpdc To Start Search For Oil Lake Tanganyika Using Low flying Aircraft

Dar es Salaam — Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) will start an advanced search for oil in Lake Tanganyika, the state-owned firm said at the weekend. From its first stages of surveys across Lake Tanganyika waters, TPDC believes the area from Kigoma Rural, Kigoma Ujiji, Uvinza and Mpanda Rural contains abundant oil resources. The belief […]

Tanzania Seafarers To Start Exploration of Oil and Gas in Deep and Shallow water

The move comes after the accomplishment of all legal procedures and fulfillment of sailor’s demands such as health insurance and working contracts to companies that they will be working with. Speaking in Dar es Salaam, the TSC Chairman, Mr Frank Chuma said that they have reached agreement with the government on the fulfillment of important […]

Oil production set to promote Tanzania

Tanzania, with its oil seeps, seismic and other data shows strong hydrocarbon potential in its upstream oil industry sector. However, only 20 ‘wildcat’ exploration and eight development wells have been drilled so far in a 222,000 km2 area and therefore, the country could be classified as under-explored. Also Read:2-reason-why-east-African-oil-and-gas-industry-could-change-global-energy-market  It is therefore, telling that Dr […]