Africa Oil & Gas: “Tanzania playing catch up on LNG project” – Petroleum Economist

Tanzania’s announcement that it is seeking to hire consultants to reinvigorate stalled negotiations on a proposed liquefied natural gas development will likely be welcomed by the industry. But problems elsewhere in the oil and gas sector suggest that relations between government and producers remain strained.

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Africa Oil & Gas: Tanzania Drafts $30B LNG Export Project Deal

Tanzania’s government has prepared a draft agreement with international oil companies willing to take part in a $30-billion LNG export project, and has sent the draft for ministerial review, local media reported on Wednesday, citing a senior official at the Ministry of Energy and Minerals.

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Mozambique Oil & Gas: Eni Huge Gas Deal to be approved within months

Mozambique’s long-delayed offshore gas project with Italy’s Eni could be approved within months, sources close to the deal said, sparking investments with the potential to transform one of the world’s poorest countries into a major energy player.

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Africa Oil & Gas: Tanzania to finalise land acquisition for LNG project

Tanzania plans to spend 12 billion shillings ($6 million) in the next fiscal year to buy land for the planned construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, raising hopes it is speeding up progress of the long-delayed project. The two-train onshore LNG export terminal, which the government says could cost up to $30 billion, has run into delays mainly due to complex land acquisition procedures and an uncertain legal and regulatory framework.

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Global Companies Appointments: Statoil CEO Helge Lund resigns to lead LNG player BG

Statoil’s CEO Helge Lund will leave after ten years with the company to take up the position as Chief Executive of LNG player BG. “I could have continued for a period, but there is a time for everything. Renewal is important, both for Statoil and for me. I came to the conclusion that the time was right for a change. I have both the motivation and energy to take on a new leadership challenge, and found…

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