01041nam a22001577a 4500022001900000100002600019245006300045260002600108300000800134490002300142520059500165650002700760856007600787942000700863999001300870  aISSN 0809-6740  aLee, B. and Dupuy, K.  aPetro-Governance in Tanzania: Opportunities and Challenges  aTanzaniabREPOAc2016  a4p.  aREPOA Brief No. 48  aRecent significant natural gas discoveries have pushed Tanzania into the international spotlight as a new petroleum producer. How can the country ensure that its newfound wealth is translated into economic development? Much depend on the way in which the petroleum resources are governed by the country’s new petroleum legislative framework. In this brief, we review the most important provisions of the new legislative framework, and argue that gaps and conflicts within and across laws must be resolved to ensure that Tanzania’s petroleum riches become a blessing rather than a curse.  aNatural Resources, Tax  uiffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/5972-petro-governance-in-tanzania.pdf  cCF  c831d831