Field Development

Winning bids unveiled in DR Congo licence round, with $2 billion capex eyed for Lake Kivu

American and Canadian players set to extract dissolved methane and CO2 from waters of rift lake, mirroring Rwandan projects

Volcanic vista: the Nyiragongo volcano comes into view as a ferry on Lake Kivu arrives in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Volcanic vista: the Nyiragongo volcano comes into view as a ferry on Lake Kivu arrives in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
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Published 19 January 2023, 16:20Updated 20 January 2023, 08:09
Lake KivuDr CongoAfricaSub-Saharan Africa