Shell Commences Drilling Program in Tanzania

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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 partners will be investing close to $80 million into the well drilling programs. The two wells will meet the remaining exploration requirements as per the exploration licenses issued by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MEM).

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Shell became the operator of the two blocks in February 2016, after its combination with BG Group, and has been working closely with the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) and MEM to deliver these wells safely.

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JACKA RESOURCES STILL CONSIDERING WITHDRAWAL FROM TANZANIA’S RUHUHU BLOC

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Ruhuhu Basin operator Jacka Resources has said it is considering the negotiated withdrawal of Tanzania’s Ruhuhu Block after an unsuccessful farm-out campaign it initiated in September 2014. This is the second time the company has considered a withdrawal from the license.

“The Company is also seeking a possible withdrawal from its involvement in Tanzania, where it has had no success in attracting a farminee to its 100% interest in the Ruhuhu licence,” Jacka Resources chairman Max Cozijn said in a letter to shareholders.

Jacka says it has consequently curtailed its operating and overhead costs and continues to focus on minimising financial exposure by all available means including a divestment of the project.

In the Tanzanian Ruhuhu block, the Company is partway through its 4 year exploration work program. Under the terms of the Production Sharing Agreement the US$4m minimum work program is required to be completed by March 2017. The Company also agreed to drill a well with an anticipated US$10m minimum expenditure on an identified target that may emerge from the exploration work program.

The Company has spent a total of US$1,709,525 on the Tanzanian Ruhuhu block to date.

“The Company has provided a guarantee to the Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corporation in respect of its subsidiary’s obligations under the PSA,” the annual report continues.

Jacka Resources has said a prospective resource assessment at the Ruhuhu Block has set the highest estimate at 3.6 billion barrels of oil in both conventional and unconventional oil. According to the resource assessment the 3.6BOE include 263 million barrels of oil (MMBO) of conventional neogene oil and 20 Tcf unconventional gas + liquids potential (shale/tight gas and coal seam methane).

Aminex says Tanzania drilling to get underway later this quarter

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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 second well will target 153bn cubic (BCF) feet of gas.

Aminex, which owns 75% of the Ruvuma acreage that is host potentially to significant accumulations of gas, sees Ntorya-2 as a low risk appraisal project.

Work will begin late this quarter and is expected to take between 45 and 60 days.

Read:An Open Letter To Tanzanians Entrepreneurs  Who Want To Get High-Paying Clients In Tanzania’s In Oil and Gas

The original well, completed more than four years ago, flow tested at 20mln cubic feet of gas a day with 139 barrels of gas condensate.

Ntorya-2 well is being drilled into thicker part of the sand body located on the seismic data in 2014.

Aminex’s partner is fellow AIM explorer Solo Oil PLC (LON:SOLO).

The area in question lies just 20 kilometres from the Mtwara to Dar es Salaam gas pipeline which was commissioned in late 2015.

It is transporting gas from various fields, including the Kiliwani North Field, operated by Aminex and where Solo holds just over a 7% stake.

“Advancing the Ntorya appraisal and its commercialisation is now a key objective for Solo and we are pleased that rig mobilisation is now underway,” said Solo chairman Neil Ritson.

“The discovery of gas in high quality Cretaceous sandstone reservoirs in the onshore portion of the Ruvuma Basin represents very significant value and we look forward to confirmation of the spud date in due course.”

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African journalists in Tanzania for oil & gas workshop

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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 Tanzanians Entrepreneurs  Who Want To Get High-Paying Clients In Tanzania’s In Oil and Gas

The workshop is to build the capacity of the twenty-four selected participants – eight each from Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda – in the extractive industry. “This training programme aims at equipping the reporters to understand the value chain in the extractive industry,” said Nicholas Phythian, the course content developer.

“This will give them the understanding in reporting on oil, gas and mining issues.” Some of the areas the course will cover during the fourteen days include contracting, environmental impact issues, revenue use and transparency and accountability.

Participants will share their countries’ experiences and practices in order to point out the differences and similarities, challenges, successes, potentials and the way forward. One of the significant issues the course covers is when and why a country will decide to extract a natural resource or not. “There is the need for a balance with issues such cost, the environment, revenue and how beneficial will it be to the people.”

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

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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 prospectivity.

The program includes a 2D survey of over 6,550 km in the offshore Rovuma basin, including blocks R5-A, R5-B and R5-C, and a large 3D survey over the Beira High in the Zambezi Delta. The 3D survey is expected to be up to 40,000 km², subject to pre-commitment.

It will cover blocks Z5-C and Z5-D and surrounding open acreage in this deltaic area which is believed to be prospective.

CGG has also been awarded an onshore airborne gravity and magnetic survey in the Southern Mozambique Basin.

The proposed multi-client seismic program in the Mozambique Zambezi region will form part of a comprehensive, fully integrated geoscience package that will give participating companies a better overall understanding of the region.

Marine gravity and magnetic data will be acquired simultaneously with the seismic to aid regional interpretation.

The interpretive phase of the program will benefit from the full range of geoscience expertise from CGG’s Geology, Geophysics & Reservoir businesses including geological and remote sensing expertise from Robertson and NPA Satellite Mapping.

“As our first multi-client projects in Mozambique, these awards fit well with CGG’s long-term multi-client strategy to provide our clients with the most advanced understanding of the subsurface across the world’s key basins. The 5th License Round award process undertaken by the INP in 2015 saw a high level of interest in the Zambezi region and we believe our multi-client projects will highlight the exploration upside potential,” says Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO, CGG.

How To Use What You Already Know Or Doing Now To Make living And Make Money Into Tanzania’s Oil and Gas

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Oil and gas is the profitable business everybody can do in Tanzania. No matter you are working for someone else, you’re working on your own terms or graduate starting out. You have a great chance to make money in this industry.

Whether you’re human resources, accountants, security, engineer, journalist ,even you’re a food entrepreneur, regardless of your status or position, Tanzania’s oil and gas can offer you a rewarding business.

Why do I say this? Simple. Because Oil and gas sector is like the military that it requires services and people from different professions.

The oil and gas sector in Tanzania needs people who will supply food, they need vegetables, they need doctors, security and even computer programmer. They need logistics, manpower, IT services.And the good news is you might  have some  of these skills.

Sure, I believe that each of us has specific knowledge or skills. Each of us has something doing to make living .
And you can use all those knowledge you already know or understanding now and get paid in oil and gas.

Are you wondering how? don’t worry, This article shows you step by step to turn your knowledge into real oil and gas business.

I know what you are thinking now. You are feeling too small to enter the oil and gas business, you Ask yourself what if you start and your idea will fall off the ground. People will laugh you. But If you succeed? Everybody will congratulate you. Or you might believe that oil and gas business is not for you, is exclusive for ” big boys” with huge capital.

That’s untrue.I call this as FEAR , It holds back most of us from achieving great things. It reminded me an email I read about a guy who claiming to me that Oil and gas business is only for Arab and Asian Tanzanians because they have huge financial muscles.

You don’t need all the capital in the world to get started if you don’t have the money start small. If you passionate about the industry you can join the league of oil and gas business.

But never get me wrong. I’m not writing this to tell all people out there jump into oil and gas business. NO. But I want to ensure you do not miss out opportunities in this industry if you interested in.

Also, I want to show you how you can use your knowledge, expertise , or to expand your business into oil and gas.

The truth there some Tanzanians out there are school drop out but they make huge cash in this industry . Some farmers in Mtwara there are selling vegetables to oil and gas companies. Only you need to get into this industry is right information

So now let me show you how to use your knowledge or anything you already doing to make a transition in the oil and gas.

The first thing you can do now is to identify the problem you solve and the solution you offer. If you don’t know how ? Relax . It’s very simple

You should figure out what is your knowledge, skills, or business is doing for other people. In other words you should  focus on give solutions.

For example, if you are human resources ask yourself what is human resources do in the business or company .? Maybe you advertise job vacancies, Interview applicants and prepare job offer, So how does this impact the society out there? It helps people and society to get a job. So write down, that is your solutions.

Read:The Biggest Danger In Tanzania’s Oil and Gas And How To Turn It Into Money-Making Cake

So you can also help people to make a career in oil and gas and get paid by the oil and gas companies who are looking to employ Tanzanians.

If you are providing food services ask yourself what is the dishes you cook do for other people ?Maybe to empower people to lead healthier lives every day. Write down that is your solution.

If your journalists ask what is journalism for other people? The answer is pretty obvious. You help people to get the right information at the right time. That’s your solution.

Then you might consider to build a website, or publish magazines that you will interviews oil and gas expert in Tanzania, and share the latest news on oil and gas sector.

The same way if you are petroleum engineer ask what is petroleum engineer do in the business? Perhaps you would say you drill and extract of oil and gas. Then how people benefit from what you do ? it helps to provide power that help society function
If you are an event organizer finds out what is your event do for other people, Maybe you spread knowledge to the delegate. Now write down as a solution.
And figure the best way to host and oil and gas event in Tanzania

Now, we know all the solution we can contribute, so here is how we make money

Now go online, and look for the oil and gas companies operating in Tanzania, Now figure out the areas with their office in Tanzania.Visit offices and ask to talk to operational managers, as a local personnel, you have access to see them.
Once you meet them , demonstrate how you can add value to his business, communicate about the solution you can contribute to his business.
The simple truth is this industry want to help people in right way. Anybody can reach these oil companies and send a generic email like “ Hey I’m supplying great food services .

But you should give them actionable advice why they should buy your services, They look for a personal who can solve their problems, give value and keep business moving, the better you demonstrate your knowledge or services to them, the more you get hired to render the services.

So what is stopping you from making money in the oil and gas sector in Tanzania? Stop making excuses, stop leaving money on the table.

Your right time to start is today. If you wait until someday, you are delaying opportunities Go out there and make thing happen.

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Tanzania, Congo Sign Deal for Joint Oil Exploration in Lake Tanganyika

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DAR ES SALAAM – Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday for joint exploration and development of hydrocarbons in Lake Tanganyika.

The lake, which straddles the border between Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Zambia, is the world’s second largest by volume and second deepest, according to officials.

“We have signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange experiences in exploration and exploitation of petroleum in Lake Tanganyika,” Congolese President Joseph Kabila told a news conference in Dar es Salaam after talks with Tanzanian President John Magufuli.

“We believe that there is petroleum in Lake Tanganyika.”

Kabila, who arrived in Tanzania late on Monday for a three-day state visit, said the two countries had agreed to pursue joint oil and gas exploration activities in the lake.

“We have also discussed mutual cooperation in the proposed crude oil pipeline project to be constructed from Uganda to Tanzania. Uganda is expected to start producing oil soon and Congo will also in the next few years begin its own oil production,” Kabila said.

Land-locked Uganda announced in April it would build a pipeline for its oil through Tanzania rather than Kenya, which had wanted to secure the export route.

Kabila said Congo wanted to use the same pipeline to export its future oil production from Lake Albert.

France’s Total, one of the oil firms developing Uganda’s fields, is taking part in the construction of the crude oil pipeline along with Britain’s Tullow Oil and China’s CNOOC.

Tanzanian officials said they expected construction of the pipeline to be completed in 2020 at an estimated cost of $3.5 billion.

Tanzania in 2011 awarded oil and gas exploration rights for the northern side of Lake Tanganyika to a subsidiary of Total.

Interest in East Africa as a new hydrocarbon region has been heating up in recent years after major discoveries of oil in Uganda and natural gas in Tanzania and Mozambique.

Tanzania announced in February it had discovered an additional 2.17 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of possible natural gas deposits in an onshore field, raising its total estimated recoverable natural gas reserves to more than 57 tcf.

East Africa’s second-biggest economy is yet to make commercial discoveries of oil.

Construction on progress

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