The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) is looking for a contractor to carry out feasibility studies in order to assess current and future gas demand, potential gas buyers and the most economically viable route for a future gas pipeline that would connect Tanzania and Uganda.
Tanzania's natural gas reserves are estimated at 57 tcf (1,610 bcm) and are mostly located in offshore fields. The proposed gas pipeline would connect Dar es Salaam, Tanga near the Indian Ocean and Mwanza on Lake Victoria; it would then cross the border to Uganda.
The project is part of a cooperation energy agreement between the countries. In 2016, the countries agreed to build an oil pipeline to transport Uganda's land-locked crude oil to offshore markets.
