Entries by Hussein Boffu

ATA PETRODYNE FARM-IN BEHIND SWALA, OTTO ENERGY DISPUTE IN TANZANIA

A simmering  dispute between two Australian companies Swala and Otto Energy in Tanzania could have emanated from a failed joint farm-down by Tata Petrodyne Limited. According to Swala Energy in it latest presentation to shareholders the two joint venture partners had earlier agreed on a joint farm-down by Tata Petrodyne Limited where it would get […]

How To Get Your Dream Job In Oil and Gas Sector In Tanzania

Those getting a job in Oil and gas companies, multinational and other Tanzanian oil and gas companies are not necessarily better  or smarter than you’re. They are ordinary person like me and you. Now you can learn how they get good job and you’re not getting any.   In this article you will learn  how […]

Suppliers Opportunities In Tanzania’s Oil and Gas

Despite the low oil prices, oil and gas projects are progressing in Tanzania. We see Amnex company has contracted a drilling ship called Caroil rig 2, and now they are drilling in southern part of Tanzania Also, Shell and its co-partners, has announced to start drilling of two exploration wells since the end of October. […]

Shell Commences Drilling Program in Tanzania

Royal Dutch Shell plc, along with its joint venture partners Pavilion Energy and Ophir Energy, has announced the start of a drilling program covering two wells, in Block 1 and 4, in the Mafia Deep basin off Tanzania. Drilling operations will be taking place in waters up to 7,545 feet deep and the joint venture […]

Aminex says Tanzania drilling to get underway later this quarter

Aminex, which owns 75% of the Ruvuma acreage that is host potentially to significant accumulations of g A discovery can be plugged into the new gas pipeline. Aminex plc (LON:AEX) said a drill rig has now been mobilised following the completion of civil works at the Ntorya-2 site in Tanzania. Around 1.5km from Ntorya-1, the […]

African journalists in Tanzania for oil & gas workshop

A 14-day oil, gas and mining training workshop for some African journalists begins in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The workshop is being funded by Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), organized by Journalists Environmental Association of Tanzania (JET) in partnership with Penplusbytes and the African Center for Media Excellence (ACME) in Uganda. Read: An Open Letter To […]

MOZAMBIQUE AWARDS CGG MULTI-CLIENT PROJECTS OFFSHORE ROVUMA, SOUTHERN MOZAMBIQUE BASINS

  CGG has announced it has been awarded an extensive multi-client program by the Instituto Nacional de Petroleo/ Institute of National Petroleum of Mozambique  (INP) to acquire seismic data offshore Mozambique a multi-survey program designed to improve industry insight into the region’s geology and provide oil and gas companies with a greater level of understanding of the country’s […]