The DRC maintains the production of 26,000 barrels per day, the project to launch calls for tenders from 16 oil blocks officially adopted
The file related to the project to launch calls for tenders on oil blocks open to exploration in the various sedimentary basins of the Democratic Republic of Congo was approved this Friday, April 8 at the 48th meeting of the Council of ministers. This, after its presentation by the Minister of Hydrocarbons Didier Budimbu.
He specified that this allocation of hydrocarbon rights aims at the production of the oil resources of the Democratic Republic of Congo with a view to improving State revenue on the one hand and increasing national production which must leave the modest zone of 26,000 barrels/day on the other hand.
“To achieve this, 16 oil blocks have been selected for this first phase of open or restricted calls for tenders in accordance with the relevant legal and regulatory texts. For the coastal basin, these are 3 blocks, Nganzi, Yema 2 and Makamba Makanzi 2, for the central basin 9 blocks Mohero, Upemba, block 4, block 4B, block 6, block 18, block 21, block 22 and block 25, for the graben Tanganyika 4 Blocks: Kibanga Kishose, Kalemie, Kituku Molero and Mulula Lubanga Mwala”, explains the report of the meeting made by the Minister of Communication and Media Patrick Muyaya.
It’s an old project that has always been rejected and criticized by civil society, which fears the environmental consequences in particular.
With the approval of the council, continues the minutes of the 48th meeting of the Council of Ministers, the Minister of Hydrocarbons will set up an ad hoc commission made up of 15 members and use qualified expertise in support of it to ensure compliance with the stages of the call for tenders procedure.
The crisis affecting Kinshasa had been brewing for ten days. It was at the beginning of this week that the shortage of fuel was remarkable because of the long lines of vehicles which were clearly visible in the service stations.
In an attempt to control the crisis, the government is also planning to slightly increase the price of fuel at the pump. Currently, a liter of gasoline sells for 2095 FC. This price may vary in the coming days. This will result in particular in the increase in the price of transport and several goods and services.
