30% of Tanzania's Oil and Gas Areas Explored, 370,000 Square Kilometres Remaining

Muhtasari

• DODOMA: TANZANIA has explored only 30 per cent of its identified oil and gas prospective areas, leaving more than 370,000 square kilometres yet to be assessed for possible petroleum discoveries.
• The Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority (PURA) said yesterday that about 534,000 square kilometres had been identified as having potential for oil and gas, but preliminary exploration had so far covered only around.
• He said Tanzania had been conducting petroleum exploration since the early 1950s and that the identified prospective areas were largely covered by sedimentary rocks that can contain oil and gas deposits.
• We have natural gas discovered in various areas, with total reserves of about 57.54 trillion cubic feet,” he said.
• Mr Sangweni said continued exploration of the remaining prospective areas, together with investment in gas processing and local skills development, would be key to increasing the contribution of the petroleum sector to.