Zimbabwe anticipates energy sufficiency as oil and gas exploration continues

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Zimbabwe anticipates energy sufficiency as oil and gas exploration continues

STORY: Zimbabwe anticipates energy sufficiency as oil and gas exploration continues DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of drilling rigs 2. various of workers working on site 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PAUL CHIMBODZA, Managing Director of Geo Associates, Invictus, Zimbabwe 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PAUL CHIMBODZA, Managing Director of Geo Associates, Invictus, Zimbabwe 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FARAI MAGUWU, Director of the Center for Natural Resources Governance STORYLINE: Australia-listed Invictus Energy is currently exploring oil and gas in northern Zimbabwe, and a commercial discovery is expected to be a game changer in the country's quest to become energy-sufficient. Earlier this year, the company confirmed the presence of gas condensate and light oil reserves in the Muzarabani area near the Mozambican and Zambian borders, but some technical challenges prevented the extraction of a sample from an exploration well to meet requirements for de

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