Another step forward for Tanzania's LNG plans
The East Africa state is keen to conclude an agreement later this year.
Tanzania's efforts to join the global LNG supply race before it's too late have made further progress with the energy ministry's announcement that project negotiations with Equinor and other international oil companies will start in early April and conclude in September this year. In late March, energy minister Medard Kalemani met with Equinor senior vice president Mette Ottoy in Dodoma to discuss the timetable for talks over the construction of LNG export facilities at Lindi in southern Tanzania and the terms of gas sales. The meeting was also attended by Kapuulya Musomba, acting chief executive of the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation, Charles Sangem, the acting Director General o

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