Entries by Hussein Boffu

Bg Group Open 2016 Scholarship For Tanzanians

The annual BG Group scholarship that offers 10 scholarships each year to Tanzanian graduates to study for Masters of Science degrees for Geoscience and Engineering in UK universities has opened its 2016 applications. The scholarship covers a range of 23 taught courses relevant to the oil and gas sector are available at four UK universities: […]

Tanzania to Sell off Minority Stake in Tanesco

    The government of Tanzania is looking to sell off up to 49% stake in country’s utility company Tanesco, keeping a 51% controlling stake. Energy and Minerals Minister, Sospeter Muhongo, told the EastAfrican newspaper that the state would split Tanesco’s assets into separate generation, transmission, and distribution units for the sale. In addition it […]

Export pipeline needed for east Africa production boom

  With recoverable oil reserve estimates of approximately 750 and 600 MMbbl in Uganda and Kenya respectively, and with government share of the reserves expected to be about 30–50%, the potential impact on economic development in these countries could be great. However, new infrastructure, including an export pipeline, is required to enable commercialization of these […]

Tanzania Settles On LNG Facility Location

Tanzania will build its LNG facility in Lindi with the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation having acquired the title deed for a 2,071Ha parcel of land. According to TPDC the land location was reached in agreement with international oil companies with interest on the project all of whom have discovered gas reserves off the Indian Ocean […]

As hydropower dries up, Tanzania moves towards fossil fuels

 As drought continues to cripple its hydropower plants, Tanzania is struggling to produce enough electricity — and is moving towards using more fossil fuels to make up the shortfall. Hydropower plants normally produce about 35% of Tanzania’s electricity needs, with gas and oil plants making up most of the difference. But as demand grows and […]

We are Brand Ambassadors for Oil and Gas sector

Reach target that matter Are you sick and tired of selling product and services that nobody buy? Oil and gas industry buys various products and services however, lots companies and organizations  struggling to sell product and services to the  industry. And wonder if they should spend  hundreds dollars  on marketing Unless you spend time on […]