A study by the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA)to assess the oil and petroleum exploration activities in Tanzania has been published. The study also assesses the primary and secondary constraints affecting the performance in oil and petroleum exploration; the policies, legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks affecting the performance of the industry; the environmental impact and measures that have been undertaken by the government and the private companies in exploring petroleum in Tanzania; and the perceptions of the people on the petroleum and oil industry. http://www.policyforum-tz.org/files/NPAPetroleumReport.pdf