Zambia:Bid round on the way

摘要

THE LANDLOCKED west African country is preparing to launch its first international bid round,after encouraging results from geological studies in the northwest province,an area that borders oil-rich Angola.President Levy Mwanawasa announced the discovery of oil and gas shows last year.He said soil samples showed 12 sites were positive for oil and six for gas in the two districts of Chavuma and Zambezi.