Area 4 Gas Block (Mozambique)

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Area 4 Gas Block is an operating gas block in Mozambique.

Along with Hochleiten Oil and Gas Field (Austria), Area 4 Gas Block is a part of the Area 4 complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Block-level project details for Area 4 Gas Block

¹Final Investment Decision
²If a country or region is known to not produce any hydrocarbons in an unconventional method, this production type is assumed to be conventional

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type2
Area 4	Operating	Mozambique Rovuma Venture	Mozambique Rovuma Venture (70.0%); Galp (10.0%); Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos de Mozambique (10.0%); Korean Gas Corporation (KOGAS) (10.0%)	–	2016	–	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Area 4 Gas Block

million m³ = million cubic meters

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
gas	recoverable resources	2406909.25	million m³	2020	​
gas	gas in place	2400000	million m³	2022	​

Location

Table 3: Block-level location details for Area 4 Gas Block

Concession/Block	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Area 4	Offshore, Mozambique	Offshore	-10.9158, 41.1154 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the block(s) within the Area 4 complex:

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