Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) announced the 4th Tanzania Deep Offshore and North Lake Tanganyika Licensing Round. The round will launch on Oct. 25, 2013, during the 2nd Tanzania Oil and Gas Conference, and Exhibition (23-25 October 2013 in Dar es Salaam) and close on May 15, 2014. It includes seven deepwater blocks averaging 3000sq km in water 2000m-3000m deep.