Zafarani Oil and Gas Field (Tanzania)

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

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Zafarani Discovered[1][2] Equinor[3] Equinor (65.0%); ExxonMobil (35.0%)[3][2] 2012[4][2][5][6] 2028 (expected)[2]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Zafarani Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
gas volume in place 141582.9 million m³ 2015 [4]
gas Resources 158601.16 million m³ 2021 [7]
hydrocarbons Remaining recoverable reserves 2153.74 million boe 2021 [2]

Location

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

Concession/Block Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 2[8] Offshore, Tanzania[9] -9.2429, 40.4587 (exact)[9]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230315124755/https://www.equinor.com/content/dam/statoil/documents/where-we-are/equinor-block-2-project-121018.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230327001548/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/zafarani-complex-conventional-gas-field-tanzania/. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230308212125/https://www.equinor.com/en/where-we-are/tanzania.html. Archived from the original on 08 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (2015) Tanzania Oil And Gas Almanac . Report.
  5. https://www.reuters.com/article/statoil-tanzania/statoil-finds-natural-gas-offshore-tanzania-idUKO9E8C201X20120217. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240801204411/https://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4780P_6-2013-10-1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 01 August 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Andrew Latham (2021) Giant fields of the decade: 2010–2020 . Report.
  8. https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/zafarani-complex-conventional-gas-field-tanzania/ https://www.equinor.com/en/where-we-are/tanzania.html, https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/zafarani-complex-conventional-gas-field-tanzania/. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 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)