• Does Tanzania produce crude oil?
  • Tanzania does not produce crude oil and has not experienced a recent commercial oil discovery. Tanzania typically consumes around 35,000 barrels per day of refined oil products, all of which are imported. Looking to explore Tanzania’s Oil & Gas sector?
  • What is the largest oil refinery in South Africa?
  • Operated by the Port Harcourt Refining Company ¨C a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ¨C the refinery is currently the country¡¯s largest operating refinery. South Africa¡¯s SAPREF refinery, a 50:50 joint venture between BP and Shell, is the largest crude oil refinery in southern Africa, boasting 180,000 bpd capacity.
  • Where is the Zawiyah refinery located?
  • The Zawiyah refinery is Libya¡¯s second largest crude oil refinery, located approximately 40km west of the capital city, Tripoli. Operated by the Zawia Oil Refining Company, the refinery has a distillation capacity of 6,000 tons per year and production of 120,000 bpd, consolidating its position as the ninth largest in Africa by capacity.
  • Where does Tanzania import refined petroleum?
  • Tanzania imports Refined Petroleum primarily from: India , United Arab Emirates , Saudi Arabia , Switzerland , and Oman. The fastest growing import markets in Refined Petroleum for Tanzania between 2017 and 2018 were India ($278M), United Arab Emirates ($251M), and Saudi Arabia ($40.1M). See Figure 1 below.
  • Who owns Tazama oil pipeline?
  • Tazama, the 1,710 km (1,063 mi) long crude oil pipeline from the port of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to the Indeni Petroleum Refinery in Ndola, Zambia, is seeking USD 400 million for its upgrade. The pipeline, which is owned by the government of Zambia (66.7%) and that of Tanzania (33.3%), was installed in 1968.
  • How will a $30 billion natural gas project benefit Tanzania?
  • The $30 billion natural gas project aims to benefit Tanzania by producing 10 million tons per annum of LNG for export with transformational potential for industrialization. It will bring investment, technology, skills, and infrastructure to the country, which will benefit Tanzanian businesses and its citizens.