Mabanga defeats Ophir, British Gas in round one

Tanzania’s dream of being the first country in East and Central Africa to have a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant may take longer than expected following yesterday’s move by one of the key partners in the planned project to be acquired by a Dutch firm.

The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) is yet to receive official statement of the intent by the UK’s firm – British Gas – to sell its entire 60 percent stake in an exploration area in Tanzania. Media reports said this week that BG Group has quietly begun looking for a buyer for part of its prized Tanzanian operations located on Block 3, while holding on to Blocks 1 and 4. TPDC Acting Manager for Communication Sebastian Shame said the petroleum corporation is yet to...

Tanzanian fixer and businessman Moto Mabanga is threatening to block the recent $70 billion deal in which Royal Dutch Shell announced it had taken over British Gas.

 A Tanzanian businessman, suing a leading oil and gas exploration firm Ophir Energy over interests in three gas blocs, has asked the High Court to disregard a judgment of an English court in deciding his case.

Education and training opportunities in Mozambique and Tanzania
With some of the largest offshore gas fields in the world, no local supply chain and an immediate and significant demand for skilled workers, East Africa can benefit from the expertise of the UK’s oil and gas sector.
Twelve UK organisations – from business and academia – with an interest in the oil and gas sector, headed to Mozambique on 18 March and arrive in Tanzania on 24th and partnerships in these exciting new...

Tuzo iliyotolewa kwa Mradi wa EEVT baada ya kupata ushindi katika eneo la Mazingira na Huduma kwa Jamii. Afisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa BG Bw. Helge Lund akizungumza na washiriki wa hafla hiyo ya kutunuku tuzo kwa washindi iliyofanyika Kensington Palace nchini Uingereza hivi karibuni. Mkurugenzi wa VETA kanda ya Kusini Mashariki Joseph Kibehele (watatu kutoka kushoto) akiwa ameshikilia tuzo hiyo katika picha ya pamoja na Afisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa BG Bw. Helge Lund (wa kwanza kushoto) akifuatiwa na...

Matiko Mabanga citizenship status takes new twist
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THE dispute on citizenship involving businessman Moto Matiko Mabanga has taken a new twist following a move by two close relatives to show up and prove that he is really a Tanzanian and has immovable properties worth billions of shillings. There has ...

KAMPUNI ya Ophir Energy imekamilisha mradi wa maendeleo ya jamii wenye thamani ya zaidi ya sh milioni 600 katika Shule ya Msingi Lilungu Wilaya ya Mtwara-Mikindani, mkoani Mtwara. Hafla ya...

The national cricket team captain, Hamis Abdallah, is confident that they will have something to celebrate despite making a wobbly start at the ICC Africa Twenty20 Division 1 in Benoni, South Africa.