Petroleum (Direct Award of Blocks 4/1B and 4/1C to the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation) Notice, 2023

Government Notice 286 of 2023

Petroleum (Direct Award of Blocks 4/1B and 4/1C to the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation) Notice, 2023

Tanzania
Petroleum Act, 2015

Petroleum (Direct Award of Blocks 4/1B and 4/1C to the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation) Notice, 2023

Government Notice 286 of 2023

  • Published in Gazette of the United Republic of Tanzania 11 on 7 April 2023
  • Commenced on 7 April 2023
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[Made under section 50(1)]
1.CitationThis Notice may be cited as the Petroleum (Direct Award of Blocks 4/1B and 4/1C to the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation) Notice, 2023.
2.LocationThe Blocks 4/1B and 4/1C located in the Deep Sea at Indian Ocean are directly awarded to the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation as a National Oil Company.
3.Description of location areasThe description for the area of land designated under paragraph 2 is as specified in the Schedule to this Notice.
4.Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation’s right in respect of awarded BlocksThe Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation is hereby permitted to conduct exploration and development operations in the awarded Blocs 4/1B and 4/1C as per the terms and conditions to be agreed between Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation and the Government and the license to be granted as required under the Laws of Tanzania.
5.Revocation of GN. No. 184 of 2016The Petroleum (Reservation of Blocks 4/1B and 4/1C for National Oil Company) Notice, 2016 is revoked.

Schedule (Made under paragraph 3)

 

Annex “A”

Description of block 4/1B exploration licence area

The application area is described as totaling 3586.9106 square kilometers as per the TPDC Exploration Map
PointLatitudesLongitudesRemarks
A09° 30' 0.00" S41° 10' 00" Ea
B09° 30' 0.00" S41° 40' 00" E 
C10° 5' 29.092" S41° 39'55.349" EBorder Tanzania-Mozambique
D10° 5' 29.001" S41° 10' 00" EBorder Tanzania-Mozambique

Annex “B”

Description of block 4/1C exploration licence area

The application area is described as totaling 4538.9882 square kilometers as per the TPDC Exploration Map
PointLatitudesLongitudesRemarks
E09° 30' 0.0000" S41° 40' 00" E 
F09° 30' 0.0000" S42° 20' 00" E 
G09° 43' 28.629" S42° 20' 0.081" ETanzania-Comoro Border
H10° 5' 22.537" S42°13'14.310"ETanzania-Mozambique-Comoro Border
I10° 5' 29.092" S41° 39' 55.349" ETanzania-Mozambique Border
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History of this document

07 April 2023 this version
Published in Gazette of the United Republic of Tanzania 11
Commenced