Chewa Oil and Gas Field (Tanzania)

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Chewa Oil and Gas Field is a discovered oil and gas field in Tanzania.

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

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Chewa Oil and Gas Field

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
Chewa	Discovered	Shell plc	MedcoEnergi (20.0%); Pavilion Energy (20.0%); Shell plc (60.0%)	2010	2029 (expected)	2034 (expected)	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Chewa Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
gas	estimated reserves	50969.84	million m³	2019	​

Location

Table 3: Field-level location details for Chewa Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 4	Offshore, Tanzania	Offshore	-8.3694, 40.1126 (exact)

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

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Additional Data

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