Tanzania to work with Algeria in oil and gas exploration

OPEC member and gas exporter Algeria is in advanced talks for a first deal to start oil and gas exploration in Tanzania.

The move sees a boost in the north African country’s ambitions to expand in east Africa, Algerian and Tanzanian energy ministers said on Monday.

We want to use the Algeria’s experience to explore for oil and gas in several areas in Tanzania,” Tanzanian Energy Minister Sospeter Muhongo after talks with his Algerian counterpart Youcef Yousfi.

Algeria’s state energy group Sonatrach last year said it was in negotiations with Tanzania’s neighbor Mozambique to buy a stake in offshore gas projects operated by Italy’s Eni and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.

Algeria and Tanzania also plan to set up joint ventures for electricity and butane gas distribution.

Source: The Africa Report