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Zimbabwe is poised to begin drilling oil next month following the arrival of the first batch of drilling equipment in the country.

was initially set for June, but had to be postponed due to customs clearance delays for the drilling rig in Tanzania, where the equipment was mobilized and in Mozambique where it arrived en route to Zimbabwe.

Australian firm Invictus Energy, which is exploring for oil and gas in Muzarabani, reported that results of the recently conducted Seismic survey revealed more potential oil and gas than had been previously expected. Invictus Energy managing director, Scott Macmillan says, “The site was completed last week and handed over to our civil contractors and has been waiting there for over a week.”

“The remaining 110 loads will arrive at the rill site over the next few weeks and it would be constructed ahead of the drilling. The second milestone was the release updated risk assessment which was conducted by ERCE, a leading petroleum consultancy.”

 

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Having oil, natural gas or diamonds in Zimbabwe is of no value to the ordinary Zimbabwean suffering in the streets. The whole world knows what happened to the diamonds discovered in Zimbabwe. Only the ruling elite and the military benefited from the diamonds

I've mixed feelings about this.

Ehe zvichaitika pamoyo pako

Zim is 'Animal Farm'. Don't be fooled

Can't celebrate any thing in the hands of Zanu, Diamond, gold, platinum etc what good have it brought to the majority nun.

Unbiased reporting is what we want. Good job there for reporting the reality on the ground. When ever you report abt Zimbabwe also use the hashtag nyikainovakwanevenevayo. Nhas pane vakazvimba bhibho.

Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo

Why don’t you talk about how the electoral commission in Zimbabwe has the daughter of the Zanu PF VPs?

The president already owns 90% of filing stations,through Zuva Energy and the rest will be history... well come to uncle sam's world🇺🇸

Hopefully Zim will refine the oil and sales the final products as well as selling in Zim dollar so as to restore value on our currency and servings official_MOEPD

We also have diamonds.. But who is benefiting.. The same will benefit again and the majority will stl be in abject poverty

Glory to Zimbabwe

I wonder who will drill and benefit, Zimbabweans or ZanuPf or Chinese who built the parliament

daddyhope ishuwa err

BrianVahombe1 Ndokuti second Republic nechibaba 2023 Shumba pedzisai basa ramakatanga my vote is guaranteed

hbanhire We always start doing major things months before elections by now you should know .

I wish it will not be looted whilst the citizens suffer. This must benefit all Zimbabweans not Zanu PF people only.

Africa is the continent of the now and together we can produce our own

Fake news 📰

RegisterToVoteZW

hbanhire I would be Thomas of this time. 1st it was diesel from the rock, now it is oil

Which August? 2050?

Lies! Lies! Lies! 😏

For whose benefit?

Dear South Africans, Zimbabweans that you keep in your country are in pain. Serious pain. They want to remain in your country so much that any good news about Zimbabwe gives them palpitations. Chase them back home. Look how much negativity they are trying to push. Return them all

Campaigning tactics we shall see where it ends because they start projects they don't finish after elections they will desert everything

Shashie08 SA can pay for that oil in advance🤸👍✍️

So why are we using stock photos hère? Why not actual on site photos?

Zanu PF government must go otherwise they will spoil the whole process by their stupid indigenisation laws which scare away good investors.

I see you guys have selective amnesia, this is the same Zimbabwean regime that 'discovered diesel ooozing from rocks in Chinhoi. Anyone looking for African oil should go to Nigeria and Angola for now.

I salute prophet Makandiwa on this 2012 he prophesied about oil presence in zim and pple mocked him here we are

If diamonds money got looted ,what will stop them from looting oil money,Zim problem is Zanu PF.Its good news for the looters and tears to the masses.

Be wary of Zim Airpie mega deals....you will be embarrassed one day!!

ITS ELECETION SEASON.

Diamonds couldn't fix Zim woes, oil won't.

The marange diamonds exploded but ordinary Zimbabweans have nothing to show for it,so no need to celebrate

BarakaZaire God forbid we find oil!

It does not change anything. Chinese are in charge. We have more than 70 minerals and being the least developed country in SADC.

August,will come and go ,but anyway keep us posted on this issue, I know MyZimbabwe

Oil🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. This story sounds like Museveni's trillions worth of gold reserves

15billion diamond revenue disappeared in a flash

Like next month, what kind of journalism is this, there's no single structure as we speak, is it some kind of mukuku project?

SHIT HOLE NEWS , WHAT HAPPENED TO ZANUDIESEL DRIPPING FROM ROCKS

fulcrum_pith Those are lies 😂😂😂

Hopefully it wont be another typical Diamond Looting Spree

Ndaona vamwe vanamira pachigaro oil and democracy are not very good friends

Chinese will own everything nothing to applaud

😂😂😂 We are here eagerly waiting to see that please we will ask for the position end of August 🤞🤞

Did you do any due diligence before reporting this? That company looks dodgy as hell. Highly doubt anything will come out of this, but anyway I hope they prove me wrong.

Good news is when we remove zanu pf other things pause.we need ant gvt protest.

TellingTheGoodZimbabweStory.

Next year is 2023. RegisterToVote2023 ZanupfMustGo

Very happy for Zimbabwe as always. Just don't let Joji close, he will tap it dry

Let them this will help Zim grow and then SA can become your bish no questions asked. Well done Zim. Next project is getting those who left your country back into Zim and provide them with better health care and services. They have been suffocating and suffering in Zim & SA shem

Zi-what😂🤣🤣

Totenda maruva tadya chakata

Time to return home for most Zimbabweans

BrianVahombe1 Mosselbay have oil this ANC is not working for black people in South Africa MBAdvertiser TAMBOFM1 we need urgent solutions to help people in all ways

Hurry ...

Good news Zimbos will officially go back home and find jobs.

Kwakwakwakwa

Zimbabwe to begin drilling oil next month so that the ruling elte can become richer! There, I've fixed it for you

Zimbos here's job opportunities back home.

War is knocking bcoz of this

Totenda dzamwa

Zimbabwe is open for business VSIBS with your fellow countrymen leave SA and go help edmnangagwa to built Zimbabwe

In shona we say totenda maruva tadya shakata. They will probably loot everything, the animal fw4m you will understand Zimbabwe.

Thank u SABC

SasolSA SANDF_ZA should be the very first customers if we have any lucid thinking left up there ... GwedeMantashe1

its a huge development coming in our lifetime . However we wont celebrate because we know already how it will end. We have been robbed many times with the present government of ZANUPF_Official . People nolonger trust them.

Good news for Zimbabweans. And definitely good news for South Africans. Let us hope there will be a great Zimbabwean oil rush back home.

Zimbabwe is blessed in abundance with every natural resource. Halala halala.

Now I will go to Zimbabwe to fill up the tank. Congratulations to Zimbabwe, this is good step in a right direction.

Thank you for being positive this time around....!

Do you realize there are Zimbabweans that are displeased with this type of news. There are Zimbabweans that thrive on instability, suffering and pain. Watch them and take note.

Please tell this good news to Sophie Mokoena ,Peter Ndororo and Joseph Karimbwe joseph_kalimbwe

You will get cheap fuel very soon from our stupid hyenas.

Zimbabwe we are going to have our own oil.

Ma_LoJ They can't wait to sell it to GovernmentZA at much higher rate and get cockey about it🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Great news for Zimbabwe

Ori_RSA US right now...

They should quickly report back home and forget about the Zep thing. I'm happy for them. I wish them a safe trip back home.

Are there environmentalists in that country? Because here they would be up in arms represented by Richard Spoor telling everybody, environment first and to hell with jobs

Good for Zim.I wish God gives them enough oil and they become I wish God can rescue them from slavery in SA.

Zimbabwe need go home to hand CV's.

If we find oil in South Africa, the “environmentalists” will stage a protest, take the government to court and tie the whole operation in litigation for the next decade.

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