Songo Songo Gas Field (Tanzania)

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

Songo Songo is a part of the Songo Songo complex.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Songo Songo Operating[1][2] PanAfrican Energy Tanzania Limited[3] Orca Energy Group (100.0%)[4][5][2][2][6] 1974[7] 2004[8][9][10]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Songo Songo Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
gas 2P reserves 7503.89 million m³ 2019 [11]
gas 2P reserves 4728.87 million m³ 2022 [2]
gas 2P reserves 5326.35 million m³ 2021 [2]

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 12742.46 million m³ 2020 [1]
production gas 1140 million m³/y 2018 [5]
production gas 897.13 million m³/y 2022 [12]
production gas 631.5 million m³/y 2021 [12]
production design capacity gas 1705.37 million m³/y [not stated] [13]

Location

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

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, Tanzania[14][15] -8.503, 39.4714 (approximate)[14][15]

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

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 (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)
  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. 5.0 5.1 (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)
  6. https://orcaenergygroup.com/news-and-press-releases/orca-announces-the-repurchase-of-outstanding-shares-in-pae-panafrican-energy-corporation/. {{cite web}}: 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. (2015) Tanzania Oil And Gas Almanac . Report.
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  10. 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)
  11. 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)
  12. 12.0 12.1 (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)
  13. 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)
  14. 14.0 14.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220817145145/https://www.tanzaniainvest.com/gas. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. 15.0 15.1 Climate Trace (44837). "asset_oil-and-gas-production-and-transport_ownership". Climate Trace. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Invalid |url-status=Live (help)