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 Gas Field is a part of the Tanzania LNG T1 Project.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Mzia discovered[1][2] Shell[2][3] Pavilion Energy [20%]; PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk [20%]; Shell PLC [60%][2][4][2][4][2][4] 2012[5][6] – – conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Mzia Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
gas total gross resources 133089.9 million m³ 2015 ​[5]
gas estimated reserves 240694.5 million m³ 2020 ​[7]
gas Resources 141981.44 million m³ 2021 ​[8]

Location

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

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 1[5] offshore, Tanzania[9] offshore[10] -9.8028, 40.4762 (exact)[9]

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

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230906205403/https://priceofoil.org/content/uploads/2023/02/OCI_Shell_Oil_Gas_Projects_Data_Update_Final_v3.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 06 September 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 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)
  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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230315124910/https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/tanzania/12551.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201414446. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240731154825/https://eiti.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/Tanzania%25202019-2020%2520EITI%2520Report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/memoir125/data/11_aapg-sp2150011.htm. {{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 2022-08-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)