Rwanda May Cooperate with Private Entities in the Search for Lake Kivu Petrol

Rwanda has conducted the first round of shallow drilling for geochemistry tests in the methane-gas-producing lake in the west of the country, according to Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board Chief Executive Officer Francis Gatare.

After the ongoing second round of shallow-drilling tests, the state will decide whether to invite private investors to finance 2D or 3D seismic studies, Gatare said in an interview in Kigali.

“At the right time, when we have removed risks from the exploration exercise, we will make it known to investors,” he noted, adding that the government will have made a decision before the end of the year, he said.