Tanzania awards state oil company four new exploration blocks
Tanzania awards state oil company four new exploration blocks DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Tanzania's government has awarded state oil company Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) four new oil and gas exploration blocks, the company said on Wednesday.
The blocks — Mnazi Bay North, West Songo Songo, Eyasi-Wembere and Lindi-Mtwara — have already had some initial exploration activity such as seismic surveys, TPDC managing director Mussa Makame said
The East African country is aiming to ramp up energy output, including by finalising agreements on a $42 billion liquefied natural gas project in the coming months
On Tuesday, Tanzania announced its first gas discovery in more than a decade
Tanzania's LNG project is being led by Equinor EQNR.OL and Shell SHEL.L. While most of the LNG will be exported, part of the production will be for the domestic market
(Reporting by Nuzulack Dausen;
Writing by George Obulutsa;
Editing by Alexander Winning)
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