Entries by Tanzania Petroleum

Tanzania: Gas Discoveries Spark Dreams of Making Tanzania New Hot Spot

WILL recent natural gas discoveries help Tanzania become an economic powerhouse? The answer to this question isn’t quite simple. The gas and oil wealth will require a commitment from all the country’s stakeholders. For a decade the government, along with international companies involved in hydrocarbons prospecting, has made a series of announcements of natural gas […]

Tanzania:Extracting of Natural Gas In the Indian Ocean Likely to Take Longer

Hopes of extracting liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the Indian Ocean have been dashed after officials implementing the multibillion-dollar project discovered an underwater canyon that is likely to cause delays.   Work on the over US$15bn plant for LNG exports earmarked to start in 2020  now likely to take longer than expected should the government […]

Top share picks for Q4

With the third quarter of 2015 being the worst three-month period for global stockmarkets in four years, investors will hope the first day of October rings in a more profitable fourth. Just to make sure, one broker has been tinkering with its portfolio, bringing in some interesting growth plays and ditching one of Britain’s best-known […]

Mining, oil threaten most of Africa’s natural heritage sites – group

    London – Mining, oil and gas exploration poses a threat to 61% of Africa’s Unesco-approved Natural World Heritage Sites and nearly one-third of sites worldwide, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conservation group said on Thursday. “Our research shows that intrusion into natural World Heritage Sites is especially high in Africa, where 61% of […]

License Round Announcements and Updates At The 22nd Africa Oil Week 2015, Cape Town

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, October 1, 2015 EINPresswire.com/ — Global Pacific & Partners will host the 22nd Africa Oil Week/Africa Upstream Conference 2015, in JV partnership with ITE Group plc, 26th– 30th October, in Cape Town, South Africa. This meeting commands unique global reputation as the most important in or on Africa, with 120+ Speakers, […]