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Tanzania announces first gas discovery in more than 10 years
The find at the Kasa-1X ST2 well is expected to boost supply by 30 million cubic feet a day and support new LNG projects.
- On Tuesday, Energy Minister Juma Zuberi Homera announced a major discovery of 223 billion cubic feet of natural gas at the Kasa-1X ST2 well in Tanzania's Mnazi Bay area.
- Jointly explored by the state-owned Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation and French oil company Maurel & Prom, the find represents Tanzania's first natural gas discovery in more than 10 years.
- The Kasa-1X ST2 well is expected to produce about 30 million cubic feet of natural gas daily for at least 10 years, while MB-5 and MS-2 wells increased output by more than 65 million cubic feet daily.
- Local businesses have secured 35 contracts worth more than Sh20 billion, with Tanzanians accounting for 95 percent of employees involved in gas production and processing.
- TPDC is currently negotiating with four investors to develop small-scale liquefied natural gas projects, which Homera said will expand gas use in vehicles and support industrial growth.
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ENERGY Minister Juma Homera has begun an official working tour of Mtwara Region aimed to primarily announce a major natural gas discovery in the region, a development expected to bring significant economic transformation to residents of Mtwara and Lindi, as well as Tanzania as a whole.
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