Connection for New Natural gas Pipeline from Mtwra will Led To Electricity Blackout

MANY parts of the country connected to the national grid will experience electricity blackout on Monday as all gas-powered turbines will be switched-off to pave way for connection of the new natural gas pipeline from Mtwara. The Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (Tanesco)’s Managing Director, Engineer Felchesmi Mramba, said the power interruptions will persist for the rest of the week...

Read more…

See Why Discovery of Natural gas in Tanzania Could not bring Too Many Jobs To Tanzanians as they believe

Few weeks ago i got  the text from Tanzanian  who is studying Petroleum engineering in among  of university in China, He was curious to know  about the employment opportunity in natural gas sector in Tanzania? And this is why  i am writing this article. You know many people believe the discovery of natural gas could give Tanzanians millions of job opportunities, they...

Read more…

Ministry Of Energy To Set Up Special Local Content on Oil and Gas Sector

The Ministry of Energy and Minerals plans to set up a special local content on gas and oil unit to enable the public easily access information on various issues concerning the sector. Senior Supplies Officer (Local Content) at the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Ms Neema Lungangira made the revelation in Dar es Salaam during a seminar organised by Twaweza Organisation to present and discuss...

Read more…

Tpdc has Awarded Ion A Contract For Seismic Survey in Ruvuma Delta Region

 ION Geophysical Corporation has announced that the TPDC has awarded ION a contract to acquire 4,058 km of 2D seismic, gravity and magnetic data over offshore blocks 4/1B and 4/1C in the Rovuma Delta region. The award follows an international tender, number PA/031/2014-15/W/06, for a 2D multi-client survey, to be known as 'TPDC Phase I 2015', that is planned to be acquired in fourth quarter...

Read more…

See Why in Tanzania there is the biggest increases in Demand for Natural gas

       The aboundance of natural gas reserves in Tanzania  attracts many investors , contractors, equipment suppliers  and consultant firms to offer business opportunities  in Tanzania.  This  implies that, natural gas will continue  to play an increasingly important role in meeting demand for energy in Tanzania.       ...

Read more…

Swala Concludes Agreement To Exist Zambia

Swala Energy Limited (“Swala” or “Company”) advises that, following a review of its assets and operations and as part of its continuing cost reduction exercise, it has decided to exit from Zambia so that it can continue to focus on its core areas of East Africa. To facilitate this action it has entered into an agreement to relinquish control of Swala Energy (Zambia) Limited (“Swala Zambia”)...

Read more…

Low Crude Price Will Lead To The Shortage of Talents In Many Petroleum Companies

Oil companies have been doing recruiting in  local university. Where by graduates from these Universities have received jobs offer prior to their graduation date. Forexample In Tanzania, graduates from University of Dar es Salaam and Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology have received these job offer from oil companies. In order to cope with this low level price ,oil companies has...

Read more…

Swala Gets Extension to its Kilosa-Kilombero, Pangani Licenses in Tanzania

Swala Energy Limited (Swala or the Company) reported Monday that the Tanzanian Ministry of Energy and Mining (MEM) has agreed to extend the period within which an exploration well must be drilled in each of the Kilosa-Kilombero and Pangani licenses in Tanzania to Feb. 20, 2017. This one-year extension is to be deducted from the 4-year additional exploration extension period currently...

Read more…

Maurel & Prom Eyes Further Merger After MPI Deal To Cope With Low Oil Price

 French energy exploration and production company Maurel & Prom said it was reabsorbing its former Nigerian unit MPI as a first step towards tripling in size to cope with the impact of a plunge in the oil price. Maurel & Prom said on Thursday it was buying MPI in a deal that would give MPI investors one Maurel & Prom share for two shares held. MPI would also pay a 0.45 euro exceptional...

Read more…

Aminex reported a loss of $0.61 million for the six months ended 30 June 2015 - updated Tanzania operations

Aminex has announced its half-yearly report for the six months ended 30 June 2015 and provided an update on its operations in Tanzania. The loss for the period was $0.61 million compared with $4.74 million for the six month period ended 30 June 2014.HIGHLIGHTS: FINANCIAL$2.45 million (net of expenses) equity issue successfully completedCompletion of sale of 6.5% interest in Kiliwani North...

Read more…

TANZANIA’S KILIWANI NORTH GAS AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED IN Q3 2015

Production from the Kiliwani North Field could start in 2015 with the Tanzanian authorities having advised that production should start within Q3 2015 now that the main pipeline has been pressure tested and with the Gas Agreement expected to be signed this quarter. The completion of a Gas Sales Agreement (GSA) is subject to finalizing satisfactory payment protection guarantees and, following the...

Read more…

Exploration of Natural Gas

The practice of locating natural gas and petroleum deposits has been transformed dramatically in the last 20 years with the advent of extremely advanced, ingenious technology. In the early days of the industry, the only way of locating underground petroleum and natural gas deposits was to search for surface evidence of these underground formations. Those searching for natural gas deposits were forced...

Read more…

Maurel & Prom started production at the Mnazi Bay gas field in Tanzania

Maurel & Prom (operator, 48.06% interest) on Thursday opened the first two wells of the Mnazi Bay gas field that will deliver the Madimba processing centre (operated by GASCO, a subsidiary of TPDC), the entry point of the gas pipeline linking Mtwara to Dar es Salaam.  This production output will initially be used solely for commissioning operations for the new TPDC/GASCO facilities, but...

Read more…

One Simple thing to Keep in Your Mind and It will help You To Work In Petroleum Industry

 Petroleum industries require personnel with diverse academic background, It involve  both technical personnel (such as enigineers , land survey, geomatics) and non technical personnel ( such as Lawyer, human resources accounting marketing environmental and safety, banker, transportation, security insurance and so on.) You as a Lawyaer or accountant you might  be interesting...

Read more…

Bad and Good News To All Graduates Who are Currently Looking For Job In Petroleum Industry

As I am writing this article  a number of employees  all over the  world including Tanzanians has lost their jobs  in different  petroleum companies like  schlumberger, baker Hughes and Halliburton as oil price fell from $ 100-per barrel high last year to near $ 40 this weak. On other sides, graduates from different universities in Tazanania, especially those...

Read more…