Tanzania's Helium

While the existence of helium in Tanzania is not novel, not many people know much about element other than it is used in party tricks.

Helium is associated to natural gas. It has been located in several blocks in Tanzania, where there has exploration for oil and gas. Exploration has taken place in Tanzania since the early 50's and continues to date. The Tanzania Petroleum and Development Corporation (TPDC), a government parastatal established in -May 1969, has been an important party to the Production Sharing arrangements signed in Tanzania and continues with oil and gas exploration to date. Helium has been located in few of the blocks where natural gas was discovered, but hardly anything to go to the news about.