[6] Since then, other finds have been made by several petroleum prospecting companies, which decided in 2014 to build a liquefaction facility in Lindi, targeting primarily the Asian market.

[8] In August 2016, Tanzanian President John Magufuli publicly urged government bureaucrats to fast track the project so that construction could start.

[17] In June 2022, the government of Tanzania signed agreements with Equinor of Norway and British Shell, reviving discussions and negotiations about moving the project forward.

[18] In May 2023, TanzaniaInvest reported that Jared Kuehl, Shell's Vice President for Tanzania and Country Chair, disclosed that in the coming weeks, the International Energy Companies (IECs) involved in the Tanzania LNG project anticipated signing a Host Government Agreement (HGA) for the onshore elements of the project and a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) for its upstream component[19] However, there were no official updates from the parties involved after that announcement.

In March 2024, the United States issued a serious warning to Tanzanian authorities regarding delays in finalizing negotiations for the country's lucrative liquefied natural gas (LNG) project[20] In May 2024, The Citizen newspaper reported that Tanzania's Attorney General raised queries on the draft HGA submitted for his vetting[21]