By Franz Wild February 08, 2013 5:30 AM EST Tanzania is set to award exploration permits to Total SA, Europe’s third-largest crude producer, to search for oil and gas in the East African country, Energy and Minerals Minister Sospeter Muhongo said.
Kauli hiyo ya Rais Kikwete ambaye ni Amiri Jeshi Mkuu wa Majeshi ya Ulinzi na Usalama imekuja siku chache baada ya Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Bernard Membe kuitaka Serikali ya Malawi kusitisha utafiti wa gesi na mafuta unaofanywa kwa ndege juu ya ziwa hilo.