Zimbabwe+Natural+Gas

= Natural Gas Discovery in Manicaland Province Likely to Lead to Further Chinese Investment = = =

Executive Summary:
It is likely that recent discoveries located on the Zimbabwe and Mozambique border will attract potential Chinese investors to the already resource rich region in eastern Zimbabwe. The recent natural gas findings were found by Mozambicans on their side of the border and believe for the findings to flow into the Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe. It is unknown exactly how much natural gas exists in Zimbabwe, but before these discoveries there were zero known natural gas reserves in Zimbabwe.

Analytic Confidence:
Analytic confidence for this assessment is medium. Source reliability ranges from medium to high. There is no conflict between sources. The analyst had low expertise, worked alone, and did not use structured analytic methods. The subject is moderately complex and the deadline was easy to meet.

Analyst:
Sean Dailey sdaile35@lakers.mercyhurst.edu