«Problems of economics and management of oil and gas complex»

Some features of the work of multinational oil and gas companies in Tanzania

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Authors:

¹ Oil and Gas Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
² National University of Oil and Gas "Gubkin University", Moscow, Russia

Keywords: Tanzania, resource nationalism, energy security, energy resources, natural gas, energy sector, electricity, fossil fuels, oil and gas companies, gas fields, local content policy

Annotation:

This article analyzes the distinctive features of transnational oil and gas companies operating in Tanzania. It also analyzes the so-called "local content" policy as a tool for stimulating socio-economic development in the country's gas-producing regions. The legal framework for this policy is examined, highlighting the vulnerabilities of this policy. It also analyzes the causes of disagreements between gas-producing regions and the central government regarding the latter's socio-economic and energy policies.

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