Mzia Gas Field (Tanzania)

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Mzia Gas Field is a discovered gas field in Tanzania.

Along with Chewa Oil and Gas Field (Tanzania), Mzia is a part of the Tanzania LNG T1 complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Mzia Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Mzia Discovered[1][2] Shell plc[1][3] MedcoEnergi (20.0%); Pavilion Energy (20.0%); Shell plc (60.0%)[1][4] 2012[5][6] 2026 (expected)[2] 2031 (expected)[2]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Mzia Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
gas total gross resources 133087.92 million m³ 2015 [5]
gas Resources 141979.33 million m³ 2021 [7]
gas estimated reserves 240690.92 million m³ 2020 [8]

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Mzia Gas Field

Concession/Block Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 1[5] Offshore, Tanzania[9] -9.8028, 40.4762 (exact)[9]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Tanzania LNG T1 complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230405202648/https://www.shell.co.tz/about-us/what-we-do.html. Archived from the original on 05 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Data Update: Shell's Oil and Gas Project Pipeline" (PDF). Oil Change International. 44958. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 06 2023. Retrieved September 06 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date=, |date=, and |archive-date= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20230830171653/https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/equinor-shell-exxon-agree-lng-project-with-tanzania-2023-05-19/. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230404100924/https://www.medcoenergi.com/en/our-operation/oil_gas_ep/ajax_load_node/154. Archived from the original on 04 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 (2015) Tanzania Oil And Gas Almanac . Report.
  6. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201414446. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Andrew Latham (2021) Giant fields of the decade: 2010–2020 . Report.
  8. (PDF) https://eiti.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/Tanzania%202019-2020%20EITI%20Report.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220817145145/https://www.tanzaniainvest.com/gas. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)