Songo Songo Gas Field (Tanzania)

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Songo Songo Gas Field is an operating gas field in Tanzania.

Songo Songo Gas Field is a part of the Songo Songo Project.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Songo Songo operating[1][2] PanAfrican Energy Tanzania[3] Orca Energy Group [100%][4][5][6][1] 1974[7] – 2004[8][9][10] conventional[11]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Songo Songo Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
gas 2P reserves 7504.01 million m³ 2019 ​[12]
gas 2P reserves 5326.43 million m³ 2021 ​[1]
gas 2P reserves 4728.94 million m³ 2022 ​[1]

Table 3: Production from Songo Songo 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 12742.65 million m³ 2020 ​[2]
production gas 1140.0 million m³/y 2018 ​[6]
production gas 631.53 million m³/y 2021 ​[13]
production gas 897.16 million m³/y 2022 ​[13]
production design capacity gas 1705.44 million m³/y – ​[14]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Songo Songo Gas Field

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
offshore, Tanzania[15][16] offshore[17] -8.5031, 39.4714 (approximate)[15][16]

The map below shows the approximate location of the field(s) within the Songo Songo Project ():

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230528021258/https://orcaenergygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Orca-Annual-Report-2022..pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210619191949/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/06/17/2249373/0/en/Orca-Announces-Updated-Independent-Natural-Gas-Resource-Report.html. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230528022247/https://orcaenergygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/5411_Orca-Energy_Q1_Report_2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230329164637/https://orcaenergygroup.com/operations/tanzania/. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240918013725/https://orcaenergygroup.com/news-and-press-releases/orca-announces-the-repurchase-of-outstanding-shares-in-pae-panafrican-energy-corporation/. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230707005546/http://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2017-18/myb3-2017-18-tanzania.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 July 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230715224626/http://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/songosongo/. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ (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)
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230908083431/http://www.orcaenergygroup.com/. Archived from the original on 08 September 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ (PDF) https://www.igu.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Gas-for-Africa-Report-11K.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230601151202/https://orcaenergygroup.com/tanzania/upstream/. Archived from the original on 01 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230329161536/https://orcaenergygroup.com/operations/tanzania/reserves/. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230601164235/https://orcaenergygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ORCA-Investor-Presentation-Q4-2022..pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 01 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230203235349/https://orcaenergygroup.com/operations/tanzania/production-infrastructure/. Archived from the original on 03 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://downloads.climatetrace.org/sector_packages/fossil_fuel_operations.zip. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 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)
  17. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)