Two oil exploration blocks in Malawi up for grabs
Last month, the Government of Malawi announced that following the relinquishment of Blocks 1 and 6 by Efora Energy (formerly SacOil) and Pacific Oil Ltd, companies are invited to send […]
Category Archives: Pacific Oil & Gas
Rural communities call for transparency in Malawi’s oil search activities – Mining & Trade Review
Rural communities call for transparency in Malawi’s oil search activities as firms forge ahead with data interpretation on preliminary survey By Deborah Manda Rural communities in districts where oil exploration […]
Malawi’s oil contracts now online
Malawi’s oil contracts now online Three production sharing agreements that the Government of Malawi entered with RAK Gas MB45 and Pacific Oil Limited for blocks 4, 5, and 6 are […]
What is the trouble with Malawi’s oil contracts? – The Sunday Times
What is the trouble with Malawi’s oil contracts? Malawi’s geology suggests we stand a chance of finding oil and gas reserves. Discoveries in Tanzania and Mozambique have increased interest […]
Trouble in Malawi’s oil sector – Oxfam analysis
Download the full report ‘Malawi’s troubled oil sector: licenses, contracts and their implications’ here. ‘The oil agreements were signed but the model agreement was only 80% complete’ stated senior government officials who were […]
Malawi’s top minerals sector projects of 2016 – Mining & Trade Review (November 2016)
Malawi’s top minerals sector projects of 2016 Songwe Hill Rare Earth Project The project is located at Songwe Hill in the Southern District of Phalombe. It is owned by a […]
Govt changes tune on Lake Oil Deals – The Nation (Malawi)
Govt changes tune on Lake Oil Deals – The Nation (Malawi): Clears Rak Gas, Hamra to explore oil on Lake Malawi By Golden Matonga, News Analyst, 16 October 2016 Government […]
Minister’s powers queried: Malawi Petroleum Act needs review – Study – Mining & Trade Review (October 2016)
Minister’s powers queried: Malawi Petroleum Act needs review – Study By Modester Banda & Marcel Chimwala A Scoping Study on the Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) has questioned the absolute powers provided to […]
Editorial (Marcel Chimwala): Malawi needs to market its mineral resources – Mining & Trade Review (July 2016)
EDITORIAL – Marcel Chimwala Malawi needs to market its mineral resources It has always been said that the minerals sector offers a better alternative for diversification to Malawi which heavily […]
Lake Malawi oil drilling: firm opts for onshore studies – Mining & Trade Review (July 2016)
Lake Malawi oil drilling …Firm opts for onshore studies …Tanzania border wrangle weighs on prospects By Marcel Chimwala Hamra Oil, an expatriate firm prospecting for hydrocarbons in Blocks 2 and […]
Mining in Malawi 