Understanding Oil and Gas Sectors in Tanzania - Workshop for CSOs and media and Legislators
Policy Forum and Revenue Watch Institute are organising a third and final workshop as part of their capacity-building fellowhip program on Extractive Industry for Civil Society and Media in Tanzania which is scheduled to be held in Dar es Salaam on the 1st to 3rd of June 2010. The aim of the workshop is to provide participants with the Knowledge about the current state of exploration of Oil and exploitation of Gas resources in Tanzania, the structure of the two sectors globally and in Tanzania, importance to the national economy and key issues related to maximizing its potential contribution to national development, with a focus on options for the use of these resources, regulation, state participation, revenue generation management and distribution, local content, and socio-environmental rights and obligations. Also, the workshop aims at providing them with skills to be able to engage and influence current and future policy, legislations and practices in the two sectors in Tanzania.
For more information, please contact Silas O'lang: olangsilas@yahoo.co.uk
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DAY I
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Setting the context |
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09.00 09.45 |
Introduction |
- Welcome remarks - Introductions - Setting ground rules |
Semkae Kilonzo/ Silas Olan’g RWI |
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09.45 10.00 |
Training road map |
- Objective of the workshop - Agenda, structure and approach |
Silas Olan’g RWI |
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10.00 10.30 |
Entry Assessment
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10.30 11.00 |
Health Break |
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Understanding Oil and Gas Sector |
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11:00 11:30 |
The principles of Good Governance |
Introducing the principles of good governance - Clarity of goals roles and responsibilities; Sustainability for future generations - Enablement of institutions; Accountability for decisions and performance - Transparency of information |
Tony Paul
Followed by Q&A and debate |
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11.30 13:00 |
Understanding Oil and Gas Sectors) |
An overview of global Oil and Gas industry: - Reserves and production - Key players (companies, countries etc) - Trends in the oil industry - Up stream operations - Down stream operations |
Tony Paul
Followed by Q&A and debate |
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13:00 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
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14:00 15:00 |
Understanding Oil and Gas Sectors in Tanzania |
An overview of the Upstream and Downstream Oil and Gas industry in Tanzania: - State of the industries in Tanzania - reserves, productions, trends and how Tanzania compares with its peers - revenues and contributions to the economy - key private and public sector payers |
Dr. H. Semboja
Followed by Q&A and debate |
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15:30 16:00 |
Health Break |
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16:00 17:00 |
Regulation of the industry in the World and in Tanzania |
Regulation in the Industry in the World and Tanzania - What are the rules and who sets them? - Regulatory functions - Licensing – exploration and production - Oversight of petroleum operations - Management and Staffing - Accountability and reporting - How does Tanzania compare with its peers? |
Tony Paul
Followed by Q&A and debate |
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End of Day I |
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DAY II: Wednesday, June 2, 2010
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Facilitator/Presenter |
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09:00 10:30 |
Contracts and fiscal terms in the World and in Tanzania |
- Types of contracts specific to the oil and gas industries? (PSAs, service agreements, joint ventures etc.) - how to determine a country’s take under a PSAs and other forms of contracts - key loopholes and pitfalls in the oil and gas industries - How does Tanzania compare with its peers? |
Tony Paul
Followed by Q&A and debate |
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10:30 11:00 |
Health Break |
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Understanding Tanzanian Oil and Gas Sectors |
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11:00 13:00 |
State Participation in the World and in Tanzania |
- Different options for state participation, National Oil Company (NOC) models and how they have evolved - Importance of the national context - Relationship to the state - NOC mission – narrow or wide - The role of the NOC versus the IOC - Capital structure – budget, balance sheet, private capital - How does Tanzania compare with its peers?
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Tony Paul
Followed by Q&A and debate |
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13:00 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
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14.00 15.30 |
Local Content in the World and in Tanzania |
- What is local content? - Local content in the supply chain - Lessons learned from other countries? - How does Tanzania compare with its peers?
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Tony Paul
Followed by Q&A and debate |
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15:30 16:00 |
Health Break |
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16:00 17:00 |
The use of Gas Resources in Tanzania. |
- Strategic options for use of Gas resources: domestic consumption vs. export |
Hon. Nimrod Mkono (MP) |
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End of Day II |
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Day III: Thursday, June 3, 2010
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Oil/Gas and Local Economic Development |
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09:00 09:30 |
Refresher and introduction to day III |
Learning points from day II |
Silas Olan’g |
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09.30 10:30 |
Revenue Management and Distribution in the World and Tanzania |
- What is involved in resource accounting – counting the barrels – counting the dollars - The case for Oil Funds - The legal framework for an oil fund and case Studies - Options, pros and cons for revenue sharing and case studies - How does Tanzania compare with its peers?
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Tony Paul
Followed by Q&A and debate |
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10.30 11.00 |
Health Break |
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11.00 12:00 |
Wrapping it together |
- Interactive review of key issues emerging from the training and areas for future follow up by MPs, CSOs and media |
Silas Olan’g |
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12.00 12.45 |
Exit assessment * for the RWI fellows, this will imply a set of questions on all the training sessions to date (including questions on mining) * |
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12:45 13:15 |
Workshop Evaluation |
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End of Workshop |
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