Entries by Hussein Boffu

East Africa a hotbed for energy investments

  East Africa is emerging as a hotbed for energy related investments not only for its robust economic growth, but also for its potential to become one of the largest producers and exporters of oil and natural gas in the world. Countries like Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Rwanda – which have traditionally depended on biomass […]

How To Get Into Tanzania Oil and Gas Industry

Are you looking for a career in Tanzania Oil and natural gas industry? Do you have the interest to invest in Tanzania oil and natural gas industry? The article meets all the questions above. Many people are interesting to enter the oil and gas industry whether through investing or for jobs. Yet the majority of […]

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 […]

Tmgo Forum Initataive Allow Oil and Gas Access

  Small and medium-sized businesses (SME) in Tanzania energy, Oil and Gas industry will be able to better access skilled talent from Tanzania Mines, Gas/Energy and Oil Forum, thanks to a new initiative. We will be providing opportunities for companies to tap into the talent pool at TMGO Forum, the appropriately named Talent Exchange initiative […]

Data Services In Tanzania Oil and Gas Industry

  Quality data is the basis of all E&P planning and investment decisions.It is expensive to acquire and the growing mountain of data from different sources and in different formats makes it more and more challenging to interpret and extract full value. Data Governance policies exist to manage the data and make sure it is […]

Government advised to review oil, gas search pacts

  Chief Executive Officer of Swala Oil and Gas Company, Dr David Mestres Ridge, advised the government to fast-track oil and gas exploration in the country. “The government should be sensitive to challenges faced by the exploration and production companies. “Although the oil and gas sector has had a steady growth over the years, the […]

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 […]