Mnazi Bay Gas Field (Tanzania)

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Mnazi Bay Gas Field is an operating gas field in Tanzania.

Mnazi Bay is a part of the Mnazi Bay complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Mnazi Bay Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Mnazi Bay Operating[1][2] Maurel & Prom[1] Maurel & Prom (48.06%); Wentworth Resources plc (31.94%); Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (20.0%)[1][3][4][5] 1982[6][7] 2014[8] 2015[8]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Mnazi Bay Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
gas reserves 28316.58 million m³ [not stated] [9]
gas Remaining recoverable reserves 9758.46 million m³ 2021 [10]
sales gas 2P reserves 11986.41 million m³ 2021 [11][5]
sales gas 2P reserves 13277.64 million m³ 2019 [6]

Table 3: Production from Mnazi Bay Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year million m³ = million cubic meters
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
cumulative production gas 125000 million m³ 2022 [12]
production gas 723.49 million m³/y 2020 [1]
production gas 723.49 million m³/y 2019 [13]
production gas 843.38 million m³/y 2021 [3][10]
production design capacity gas 1033.56 million m³/y 2020 [1]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Mnazi Bay Gas Field

Concession/Block Basin Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mnazi Bay[2] Rovuma Onshore, Tanzania[14] -10.3127, 40.4058 (exact)[14]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Mnazi Bay complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

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