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UshambaBtw, what do they find amazing in these cabros? Alafu clad in different colors?🤷
UshambaBtw, what do they find amazing in these cabros? Alafu clad in different colors?🤷
sasa mnatuwekea stadia zina viti vya baa! Wacheni upumbavu!Walikuwa wanasema Hatuna stadium ya kuhost finali, sahii wanasema kuhost ni more than just a stadium. Naona wameanza kukubali mos mos.🤣
Hizo ni stadia ndogo ndogo za county. Overall Kenya has more and better stadia than Tanzania.sasa mnatuwekea stadia zina viti vya baa! Wacheni upumbavu!
Ila me hunikumbuki shabiki mwenzio wa Man U, nakumbuka kuna siku tulitofautiana kwa ule Uzi kuhusu suala la Ronaldo.Bro mm ni Manchester United hata wakenya humu wanajua, ila kwa sasa siangalii mpira wa ulaya na sijui chochote kuhusu mpira wa ulaya hata uefa sina ninachojua, hapo zamani nilikuwa sipendi mpira wa bongo mana kulikuwa na ubabaishaji mwingi ila kwa sasa naona mpira wa ulaya ndiyo una ubabaishaji hususan pale man u na ndiyo maana nkageukia mpira wa bongo, yn nowadays naifatilia Dar es salaam Young Africans kuliko timu yoyote duniani na nafurahishwa na NBC kuliko EPL.
Mbona hata kabla hamjatoa render nilishasemaWalikuwa wanasema Hatuna stadium ya kuhost finali, sahii wanasema kuhost ni more than just a stadium. Naona wameanza kukubali mos mos.🤣
Wamemtoa dr Matarajio expert Mkuu kwenye oil n gas negotiations, unafikiri kuna cha maana kitafanyika?NINI KINAENDELEA KWENYE LNG? MWENYE UELEWA ANISAIDIE,MAANA HUYU MZUNGU ANATOA KAULI KAMA YAKUTUBABAISHA HIVI.
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US cautions Tanzania on LNG project delays
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By BOB KARASHANI
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The United States this week warned Tanzania of a likely exodus of investors in its long-anticipated, multimillion-dollar liquified natural gas project if it continues to be bogged down by delays over negotiation technicalities.
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Joy Basu told The EastAfrican in Dar es Salaam this week that companies such as Exxon Mobil that have been pushing the deal with Tanzanian authorities had reached a point where they were now “willing to walk away.”
“There is LNG in lots of places around the world now, and for Tanzania the window for this particular investment is closing fast. Such windows do not remain open forever,” said Ms Basu whose portfolio in the Joe Biden administration includes overseeing economic and regional affairs in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Read: Why China is hesitant to finance Africa energy projects
She said the status of the project was a major agenda item in meetings that she held with Tanzanian government officials during her visit this past week to follow up on progress of a US-Tanzania commercial dialogue that was launched in October last year.
Exxon Mobil, based in Houston, Texas, is one of several multinational firms that have stakes in the LNG project in southern Tanzania whose estimated cost has risen from $30 billion initially in 2014 to $42 billion by last year.
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Tanzania pegs cost of LNG project at $42b
Others are Britain’s Shell and Norway’s Equinor — which have been earmarked as joint main operators of the project — Exxon Mobil, Pavilion Energy (Singapore), Medco Energi (Indonesia) and the state-owned Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation as partners.
But there has been no official word on progress since March last year when Tanzania’s energy ministry said negotiations with the investors were complete, paving the way for drafting of a Host Government Agreement to be.
According to a Bloomberg news agency report this week, Shell and Equinor have said they are still hoping for the HGA, production sharing agreement and final investment decision to be signed soon so that they can start developing the project.
“We had hoped to see these agreements signed faster, but we remain ready to continue to work with the government on competitive and investable agreements, consistent with what we agreed last year,” the agency quoted a Shell spokesperson as saying.
However, it also quoted Tanzania’s Energy Minister Doto Biteko, who doubles up as Deputy Prime Minister, as saying the HGA was “still under negotiation.”
Read: Tanzania’s gas boom that never was
Ms Basu said she met with Tanzania’s ministers of works, transport and deputy minister of trade and industry along with officials from the Planning Commission, President’s office and the Tanzania Investment Centre.
“Regarding the LNG project I made it clear to them that it would be really unfortunate for Tanzania if these companies were forced to leave because of delays that are not in good faith and based on the right reasons,” she said.
She said there was a “very real risk” of investors becoming wary of a deal that was “still being renegotiated after so many years” and starting to wonder if they could “trust the government’s word when it comes to a multi-year negotiation. But more than that, I’m afraid of the signal it will give to other big investors who want to invest in Tanzanian foundational infrastructure if they can’t rely on the government keeping its side of the bargain,” she
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US cautions Tanzania on LNG project delays
Drawn-out negotiations with Tanzania govt point to investor fatigue while counting costs of engagement.www.theeastafrican.co.ke
Tzn wakati mwingine tuwe tunafikiria Kwa upana wa mambo.Faida za mradi sio direct revenues pakee ambazo ndio wanang'ang'ania huko kwenye majadiliano.NINI KINAENDELEA KWENYE LNG? MWENYE UELEWA ANISAIDIE,MAANA HUYU MZUNGU ANATOA KAULI KAMA YAKUTUBABAISHA HIVI.
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US cautions Tanzania on LNG project delays
SATURDAY MARCH 02 2024
![]()
An aerial view of large liquefied natural gas storage tanks. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK
ADVERTISEMENT
By BOB KARASHANI
More by this Author
The United States this week warned Tanzania of a likely exodus of investors in its long-anticipated, multimillion-dollar liquified natural gas project if it continues to be bogged down by delays over negotiation technicalities.
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Joy Basu told The EastAfrican in Dar es Salaam this week that companies such as Exxon Mobil that have been pushing the deal with Tanzanian authorities had reached a point where they were now “willing to walk away.”
“There is LNG in lots of places around the world now, and for Tanzania the window for this particular investment is closing fast. Such windows do not remain open forever,” said Ms Basu whose portfolio in the Joe Biden administration includes overseeing economic and regional affairs in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Read: Why China is hesitant to finance Africa energy projects
She said the status of the project was a major agenda item in meetings that she held with Tanzanian government officials during her visit this past week to follow up on progress of a US-Tanzania commercial dialogue that was launched in October last year.
Exxon Mobil, based in Houston, Texas, is one of several multinational firms that have stakes in the LNG project in southern Tanzania whose estimated cost has risen from $30 billion initially in 2014 to $42 billion by last year.
Related
ADVERTISEMENT
![]()
Taifa Gas to set up $100m power plant in joint Zambia venture![]()
Tanzania pegs cost of LNG project at $42b
Others are Britain’s Shell and Norway’s Equinor — which have been earmarked as joint main operators of the project — Exxon Mobil, Pavilion Energy (Singapore), Medco Energi (Indonesia) and the state-owned Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation as partners.
But there has been no official word on progress since March last year when Tanzania’s energy ministry said negotiations with the investors were complete, paving the way for drafting of a Host Government Agreement to be.
According to a Bloomberg news agency report this week, Shell and Equinor have said they are still hoping for the HGA, production sharing agreement and final investment decision to be signed soon so that they can start developing the project.
“We had hoped to see these agreements signed faster, but we remain ready to continue to work with the government on competitive and investable agreements, consistent with what we agreed last year,” the agency quoted a Shell spokesperson as saying.
However, it also quoted Tanzania’s Energy Minister Doto Biteko, who doubles up as Deputy Prime Minister, as saying the HGA was “still under negotiation.”
Read: Tanzania’s gas boom that never was
Ms Basu said she met with Tanzania’s ministers of works, transport and deputy minister of trade and industry along with officials from the Planning Commission, President’s office and the Tanzania Investment Centre.
“Regarding the LNG project I made it clear to them that it would be really unfortunate for Tanzania if these companies were forced to leave because of delays that are not in good faith and based on the right reasons,” she said.
She said there was a “very real risk” of investors becoming wary of a deal that was “still being renegotiated after so many years” and starting to wonder if they could “trust the government’s word when it comes to a multi-year negotiation. But more than that, I’m afraid of the signal it will give to other big investors who want to invest in Tanzanian foundational infrastructure if they can’t rely on the government keeping its side of the bargain,” she
![]()
US cautions Tanzania on LNG project delays
Drawn-out negotiations with Tanzania govt point to investor fatigue while counting costs of engagement.www.theeastafrican.co.ke
Fafanua basiWamemtoa dr Matarajio unafikiri kuna cha maana kitafanyika?
Bora tufe na mali yetu kuliko kuwa kama Nigeria nchi ina mafuta ila inaagiza mafuta njee ya nchi izo ni akili kweliTzn wakati mwingine tuwe tunafikiria Kwa upana wa mambo.Faida za mradi sio direct revenues pakee ambazo ndio wanang'ang'ania huko kwenye majadiliano.
Faida ni pamoja na zitokanazo kama Ajira,CSR projects,bidhaa zilizopo kwenye mnyororo wa thamani tunazoweza ku offer kama saruji,nondo nk,umeme,maji etc.
Hii kung'ang'ania direct revenues ndio inasbababisha investors kukimbia maana Dunia ni ya ushindani na Mali inapatikana kwingineko vile vile.Hiaezekani hujaweka mtaji,teknolojia Wala soko huna ila unataka let say 40/60 kisa una Mali,hii haipo.
Kama Investors wako tayari kutoa 25-30% ni Bora kuchukua maana wao ni risk taker Toka wakati wa exploration ila Nchi itapata faidia zitokanazo na uwekezaji kama nilivyoeleza hapo Juu.
Uganda wangekomaa na faidia kubwa hakuna kampuni ingejenga hata EACOP wakati Mafuta ni ya kuunga unga na Yana koma.miaka 20 tuu ijayo.
Zimbabwe,Guinea na Mozambique wangekomaa kijinga jinga kuhusu Madini ya Chuma wawekezaji wangeseoa na ingesalia stori za kijinga kama Liganga na Mchuchuma Toka tunazaliwa na tunazeeka hakuna kinachoendelea na watu wanakufa kwenye umaskini.
Rais ingilia kati toa uamzi Moja kwa.moja ,Bora lawama kuliko fedheha.
Kufeni eeh kwani mnamkomoa nani? Tanzania ipo hata top 20 ya Gas hapa Afrika?Bora tufe na mali yetu kuliko kuwa kama Nigeria nchi ina mafuta ila inaagiza mafuta njee ya nchi izo ni akili kweli
Nilijua ni sokoAfraha Stadium, Nakuru
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