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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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China's natural gas extraction in East China Sea

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2012, from a plane chartered by Kyodo News shows a flare (far L) from the tip of a pipe in a natural gas extraction facility in a gas field known as Kashi in Japan and Tianwaitian in China, near what Tokyo claims to be the median line between the overlapping exclusive economic zones of Japan and China in the East China Sea. On Jan. 31, Japan protested against China possibly drilling for natural gas in the East China Sea, arguing that the move violates their agreement to jointly develop gas resources in the disputed area.

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China's natural gas extraction in East China Sea

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2012, from a plane chartered by Kyodo News shows a natural gas extraction facility in a gas field known as Shirakaba in Japan and Chunxiao in China, near what Tokyo claims to be the median line between the overlapping exclusive economic zones of Japan and China in the East China Sea. On Jan. 31, Japan protested against China possibly drilling for natural gas in the East China Sea, arguing that the move violates their agreement to jointly develop gas resources in the disputed area.

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China's natural gas extraction in East China Sea

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2012, from a plane chartered by Kyodo News shows a flare (L front) from the tip of a pipe in a natural gas extraction facility in a gas field known as Kashi in Japan and Tianwaitian in China, near what Tokyo claims to be the median line between the overlapping exclusive economic zones of Japan and China in the East China Sea. On Jan. 31, Japan protested against China possibly drilling for natural gas in the East China Sea, arguing that the move violates their agreement to jointly develop gas resources in the disputed area.

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China's natural gas extraction in East China Sea

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2012, from a plane chartered by Kyodo News shows a flare (C) from the tip of a pipe in a natural gas extraction facility in a gas field known as Kashi in Japan and Tianwaitian in China, near what Tokyo claims to be the median line between the overlapping exclusive economic zones of Japan and China in the East China Sea. On Jan. 31, Japan protested against China possibly drilling for natural gas in the East China Sea, arguing that the move violates their agreement to jointly develop gas resources in the disputed area.

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Zimbabwean president says more investments welcome in mining sector

STORY: Zimbabwean president says more investments welcome in mining sector DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:11 LOCATION: BUHERA, Zimbabwe CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the ground-breaking ceremony of the Sabi Star Lithium Mine 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CONSTANTINO CHIWENGA, Vice President of Zimbabwe 4 various of the mining sector in Zimbabwe STORYLINE: Zimbabwe welcomes more investors to take up opportunities in the exploration, extraction, and beneficiation of natural resources in order to maximize the value of its vast mineral wealth. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa made such remarks during the official ground-breaking ceremony of the Sabi Star Lithium Mine in Manicaland Province. China's Chengxin Lithium Group last year acquired a 51 percent interest stake in Max Mind's Sabi Star Lithium Mine. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President "The investment of about 130 million U.S. dollars b

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Lifting ban on shale gas production sparks controversy in Britain

STORY: Lifting ban on shale gas production sparks controversy in Britain DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DR. AJAY GAMBHIR, Senior research fellow at Imperial College London 2. various of street views 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DR. AJAY GAMBHIR, Senior research fellow at Imperial College London STORYLINE: Britain has recently lifted a ban on fracking for shale gas in England and confirmed support for a new oil and gas licensing round. The new energy exploitation policy to increase oil and gas production draws opposition from climate experts, Green groups and communities. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DR. AJAY GAMBHIR, Senior research fellow at Imperial College London "(It) seems pretty misguided in the current climate emergency that we're in, given that fracking will result in the extraction of natural gas, which is a fossil fuel, and we're in a position where we really shouldn't be investing in new fossil fuel resources right now.

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China's natural gas extraction in East China Sea

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2012, from a plane chartered by Kyodo News shows a flare (far L) from the tip of a pipe in a natural gas extraction facility in a gas field known as Kashi in Japan and Tianwaitian in China, near what Tokyo claims to be the median line between the overlapping exclusive economic zones of Japan and China in the East China Sea. On Jan. 31, Japan protested against China possibly drilling for natural gas in the East China Sea, arguing that the move violates their agreement to jointly develop gas resources in the disputed area. (Kyodo)

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China's natural gas extraction in East China Sea

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2012, from a plane chartered by Kyodo News shows a natural gas extraction facility in a gas field known as Shirakaba in Japan and Chunxiao in China, near what Tokyo claims to be the median line between the overlapping exclusive economic zones of Japan and China in the East China Sea. On Jan. 31, Japan protested against China possibly drilling for natural gas in the East China Sea, arguing that the move violates their agreement to jointly develop gas resources in the disputed area. (Kyodo)

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China's natural gas extraction in East China Sea

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2012, from a plane chartered by Kyodo News shows a flare (C) from the tip of a pipe in a natural gas extraction facility in a gas field known as Kashi in Japan and Tianwaitian in China, near what Tokyo claims to be the median line between the overlapping exclusive economic zones of Japan and China in the East China Sea. On Jan. 31, Japan protested against China possibly drilling for natural gas in the East China Sea, arguing that the move violates their agreement to jointly develop gas resources in the disputed area. (Kyodo)

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China's natural gas extraction in East China Sea

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2012, from a plane chartered by Kyodo News shows a flare (L front) from the tip of a pipe in a natural gas extraction facility in a gas field known as Kashi in Japan and Tianwaitian in China, near what Tokyo claims to be the median line between the overlapping exclusive economic zones of Japan and China in the East China Sea. On Jan. 31, Japan protested against China possibly drilling for natural gas in the East China Sea, arguing that the move violates their agreement to jointly develop gas resources in the disputed area. (Kyodo)