KARATU, ARUSHA, Dec. 29 -- THE Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has officially launched the second phase of the Eyasi–Wembere oil and gas exploration project at Endeshi Village in Karatu District, Arusha Region.

This phase involves the acquisition of 2D seismic data around Lake Eyasi, with a total of 914 kilometres of seismic lines expected to be surveyed. Unlike the first phase, which relied on a fleet of advanced vehicles generating vibrations with reflected signals collected for analysis, the second phase will employ explosives in the lake as the seismic source.

Speaking during a field visit organised by the Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority (PURA), Eyasi–Wembere oil and gas exploration project mana...