you are right mkuu, that gas belongs to those who discovered it and not 'ndugu mwananchi'As long as ccm is in power, this gas discovery will be a curse!!
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Wednesday, 29 February 2012 10:34 digg
Oil exploration has been intensified in Tanzania,with encouraging results
By The Citizen Reporter
Dar es Salaam. Oil and gas firm, Aminex, recently reported the discovery of gas at the Ntorya-1 well in Tanzania.
The group, which operates the project and its partner Solo Oil said that the Ntorya-1 well has made a gas discovery in the Ruvuma Basin onshore Tanzania, a UK based Proactive Investors reported on its website on Monday.
Evaluation of electric logs from the well have confirmed the presence of reservoired gas, showing a gross sand interval of 25 metres with a three metre net gas bearing pay zone, said Aminex.
About two weeks ago, an oil and gas prospecting firm, Statoil, discovered some amount of gas offshore around Mafia Island. The company is now assessing whether the amount is commercially viable.
The presence of gas bearing reservoir sandstones in the Ntorya-1 well confirms the potential for additional prospectivity in the thick Mesozoic sandstones that were encountered in the Likonde-1 well, said Solo Oil.
The well will now be deepened and suspended for flow testing once the company mobilises the necessary equipment to the site.
Will Tanzanians benefit from these discoveries?and alleviate them from poverty?
Tanzania hata tugundue mafuta kila kona ya nchii...umaskini wa wananchi wa chini utakuwa pale pale
Tanzania hata tugundue mafuta kila kona ya nchii...umaskini wa wananchi wa chini utakuwa pale pale
With the current set of policies and leaders who are running this country, no doubts natural resources discoveries (natural gas, oil, gold etc) will never benefit the common Tanzanians. Ruling class will do and the rest will be spectators in agony which in the long run will trigger resource curse.
mKUU,Each significant oil, gas, Uranium or any other mineral if utilised well can remove this country from poverty only if the revenue from its sale goes to treasury. Unfortunately, till now, all the revenue collected from existing mineral finds benefit the miners and a select few along the system.
If gas is mined in TZ, we wont have to import from Iran and abroad. We will use what is available at home and sell the surplus for the much needed forex.
Let us wakeup and make sure nothing goes into the pockets of a few in the system. Only we together can make a difference. But if we wait for this corrupt Govt at present........ We are doomed to an eternity of poverty while our riches make the rich richer and the richer the richest.
IF YOU DONT CONSERVE WHO DO YOU THINK WILL DO IT FOR YOU?