Tipper ilifungwa kutokana na ubwege wetu wa kukubali ushauri potofu wa WB, IMF na "wabia wetu wengine wa maendeleo". Eti refinery za South Africa na za Middle East zilikuwa na ufanisi zaidi kwa hiyo ingekuwa nafuu kwetu kununua kutoka huko. Kama kawaida kipindi kile cha 'liberalisation' tulikuwa tunameza kila matapishi waliyotupa. Sasa inabidi tuanze upya. Katika hayo makampuni yanayotengeneza hiyo consortium sijui kama kuna moja ambalo ni la Kitanzania? Kama hakuna ni yale yale - shamba la bibi.Mmmh! Tuwakaribishe tu, wasiwasi isijekuwa ya TIPPER pale kigamboni; sijui mdudu gani alipita pale akonyoya mafuta yote na kuozesha mitambo;
Tukiwai deal hii tunaweza tukawasifishia jamaa zetu wa KABAKA!
Mystery over refinery construction deal !!
Uchunguzi unaendelea !!Mystery surrounds the status of a firm granted a contract to construct $3.5 billion refinery plant on the
outskirts of Dar es Salaam in 2005.At that time of signing the deal - described by then planning minister Dr Juma Ngasongwa as "the largest single investment to take place in our country since independence'' - Noor Oil and Industrial Technology was reported to be registered in Qatar.
It has since emerged that it was registered in the United States in 2006.
Noor Oil is currently incorporated under the laws of the State of California.
According to the company's website, it leads a consortium whose members are Noor Oil & Industrial Technology Inc, OAO Stroytransgaz, 000 Prometey/ Sakneftegazstroy, Roneg AG, and Russia Union of Oil.
This newspaper has also been informed that Noor Oil has been given two parcels of land at Kisiju in Mkuranga district of Coast Region to build a refinery plant with a capacity to process 10,000,000 tonnes of crude oil per annum.
The company also intends to build an oil pipeline from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza and Kigoma.
The initial plan for the government was to construct the refinery at Kigamboni in Dar es Salaam but the location was later changed to Bagamoyo and subsequently to Mkuranga district.
Noor Oil has also been provided with a certificate of incentives from the Tanzania Investment Centre for the huge project.
But, according to the documents, the company has not started any construction work three years after being granted the TIC incentives and the two parcels of land, nor has it conducted a feasibility study for the commencement of the work.
No financial commitment
Despite the documents showing that Noor Oil was to construct a "flexicoking" processing plant under licence from Exxon Mobil of the US, the firm has so far not put any financial commitments into the project.
The EastAfrican has been informed by a source in the Parliamentary Committee on Energy and Minerals that, not only has it not made a start on the project, but the company is also said to be interested in bidding for the newly developed bulk oil procurement scheme to supply the Tanzanian market with refined products from other refineries to which Noor Oil is affiliated.
However, Minoo Davar chief executive of Noor Oil and Industrial Technology said that the firm will soon employ a contractor to conduct a geological engineering survey required for feasibility study in respect of the projected facilities.
Mrs Davar said the plant will be fed by Arabic crude oil-light, with sulphur content of 0.5 to 0.6 by weight.
The plant will also produce construction and road bitumen and fuel oil of less than one per cent sulphur content.
In August 2007, a burglary at a law firm in Dar es Salaam led to the disappearance of confidential files and documents regarding the much-hyped $3.5 billion project.
Minister for Energy and Minerals William Ngeleja told The EastAfrican that the government will go ahead with the refinery project whatever happens, to cater for the country's needs and possibly for export.
Noor Oil gets funding to build $3.5B oil refinery, pipeline in Tanzania
Jamani tutakubali kutapeliwa tena mwaka huu ? - hii ni zaidi ya Richmond !! Who is Noor Oil & Industrial Technology Inc. ?May 12, 2010
By Phaedra Friend Troy
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Noor Oil & Industrial Technology Inc. has received funding for the $3.5 billion project to build a refinery and pipeline in Tanzania.
Noor Oil & Industrial Technology Inc.(NOIT) has already signed an implementation agreement with the government of the United Republic of Tanzania to build the facilities. With design and feasibility studies currently under way, the 200,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery would connect to an oil pipeline connecting Dar es Salaam to Mwanza, Kigoma.
The refinery is being built to not only provide the people of Tanzania with refined petroleum products, but also neighboring markets. NOIT is in talks with nearby governments to expand the pipeline into neighboring countries.
Who is kidding who here. Kuna kitu kinapikwa hapa - yaani mradi wa USD 3,500,000,000 sawa na Tshs. 5,250,000,000,000/-Noor Oil Plans Tanzanian Refinery
Date: Friday, May 14, 2010
Noor Oil & Industrial Technology Inc. is planning to construct a 200,000 bpd refinery and an oil pipeline in Tanzania to supply refined fuel products to the domestic and regional markets. Funding for the project, $3.5 billion, has already been lined up and talks with the government are in their final stages.
The Tanzanian government will hold a 10% stake in the refinery and a 5% stake in the pipeline.
The project includes running a pipeline from the coastal port of Dar Es Salaam to Mwanza on the shores of Lake Victoria and Kigoma on Lake Tangayika, in northern Tanzania, according to Minoo Davar, president of Noor Oil.
"Plans, design and feasibility studies are in progress. The refinery will be a state-of-the-art facility and will yield 98% white products. The design of the project will allow room for expansion if the need may arise," the company said in a statement.
Tunaendelea...........
Jamani tutakubali kutapeliwa tena mwaka huu ? - hii ni zaidi ya Richmond !! Who is Noor Oil & Industrial Technology Inc. ?