Dr Evans said his company has been
inspired by the information on availability of natural gas in the
country and wish to try their luck.
Prof Muhongo said he welcomed the
request, but noted that BP should be ready to compete openly with
several others which have already presented their requests.
“Our
ministry intends to seriously run all of its activities in a fair and
transparent manner in a way that anyone who appears to engage in
corruption, even though it is just a rumour, will expel himself from the
business,” he said.
However, Prof Muhongo has commended the
firm for its good record, saying it is among few companies with no
complaints on selling contaminated oil.
He added that such a behaviour
add credits for the company to be given a chance of competing with other
companies for the opportunity to have a licence for oil and gas
exploration in the country.
Prof. Muhongo said the government was
prepared in making sure that the sector benefits both sides -- the
nation and investors. Giving details, he said, different training
programmes on oil and gas have been established in local universities
and colleges.
He added that scholarships have been
granted to Tanzanian students to pursue different courses in oil and gas
technology. Prof Muhongo said Brazil’s Petrobras Company has offered
scholarship for students to study in Brazil and the Chinese government
has offered scholarships for students to study in eight universities in
their country.
This strategy aims to make sure the
nation produces enough experts in the oil and gas sub-sector in the
country for them to supervise the respective sector.
Source: The Daily News, www,dailynews.co.tz, reported from Dar es Salaam
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