Block 1 and Block 4 Gas Block (Tanzania)

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Block 1 and Block 4 Gas Block is a discovered gas block in Tanzania.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Block-level project details for Block 1 and Block 4 Gas Block

¹Final Investment Decision
²If a country or region is known to not produce any hydrocarbons in an unconventional method, this production type is assumed to be conventional

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type2
Block 1 and Block 4	Discovered	Shell plc	MedcoEnergi (20.0%); Pavilion Energy (20.0%); Shell Plc (60.0%)	2010	2025 (expected)	2029 (expected)	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Block 1 and Block 4 Gas Block

million m³ = million cubic meters

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
gas	Recoverable resources	453065.27	million m³	2016	​
gas	remaining reserves	499844.26	million m³	2021	​

Location

Table 3: Block-level location details for Block 1 and Block 4 Gas Block

Concession/Block	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 4, Block 1	Unknown, Tanzania	Unknown	-9.3408, 40.7915 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the block:

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