Petroleum Exploration for ZCCM-IH Licence Blocks
Incorporated in the Republic of Zambia
Request for Technical Proposals
RFP No.: ZCCM-IH/INV/002/2011
Petroleum Exploration for ZCCM-IH Licence Blocks
Financial and Technical Partners in Oil and Gas Exploration in Zambia
ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (ZCCM-IH) is an investments holdings company listed on the Lusaka Stock Exchange and quoted on the London and Euronext Stock Exchanges. The shareholders of the Company are the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) and private equity holders who hold 87.6% and 12.4%, respectively. The private equity holders are domiciled throughout the world. At present, the Company’s portfolio is largely in the copper mining sector where most shareholdings range from 10% to 20% held in various established and significant copper mining operations.
ZCCM-IH is seeking to collaborate with Financial and Technical Partners in order to conduct exploration activities for oil and gas in the North-western province of Zambia. The Company has four (04) valid prospecting licences with an initial prospecting period of four (04) years, renewable for a further four (04) years according to the provisions of the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act 2008 of the Republic of Zambia. The four (04) oil exploration licences, in total, cover an area of three thousand eight hundred and fifty nine square kilometres (3,859 km2).
The list of the oil exploration licences
Licence No.
Block No.
Location
Size (km²)
PEL012
1
Chavuma District, North-western Province
685
PEL013
4
Chavuma/Zambezi Districts, North-western Province
1,337
PEL014
6
Zambezi/Kabompo Districts, North-western Province
969
PEL015
10
Zambezi District, North-western Province
868
Interested organizations with financial and technical capabilities in oil and gas exploration can collect a Request for Proposals (RFP) from the address below between 08:00 – 12:30 and 14:00 – 17:00 hours from Monday to Friday inclusive before 23rd December 2011.
Alternatively, the Request for Proposals (RFP) may be accessed from the ZCCM Investments Holdings website www.zccm-ih.com.zm.
For any queries or clarifications interested parties should contact Mr. Moses Chilambe on Mobile Phone Number +260 977 781208 or Email Address: chilambem@zccm-ih.com.zm
Technical Manager
ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc.
Investments House
Kantanta Street
P. O. Box 20172
Kitwe, Zambia
Tel: +260 212 227225 Ext5008
Fax: +260 212 222638
Email: corporate@zccm-ih.com.zm