Taifa and Amber Appeal Songo Songo Sale as Operator Plans Exit

What changed

Taifa Gas and Amber Energy Investment have appealed Tanzania’s Fair Competition Commission decision blocking their reported USD 10 purchase of the Songo Songo gas field. The appeal was filed with the Fair Competition Tribunal on 20 October 2026, while current operator PAET plans to stop running the field by 29 November after rejecting the government’s licence-extension terms as uneconomic.

Why it matters

This is now two decisions moving on separate tracks: whether the sale can proceed, and whether the field will keep operating under its current operator. The appeal may preserve the transaction, but PAET’s planned exit puts the timing of any handover at the centre of the dispute.

The outlook is uncertain. If the tribunal does not resolve the appeal before 29 November, the field’s future operator and operational status will remain unclear at the moment PAET intends to step away.