ARUSHA, TANZANIA – Supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), participants representing the various Tanzanian agencies and companies charged with implementing and regulating natural gas exploration, production, transmission, and distribution took part in a three-day workshop. They discussed drafting and negotiating natural gas contracts, in addition to gas taxation. Participants included lawyers, economists, geologists, and engineers from Tanzania’s Office of the Attorney General, Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MEM), Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC), and Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority (PURA). The workshop was conducted by the U.S. Energy Association (USEA) as part of the Power Africa initiative.