Pdf late jurassic and cretaceous palynostratigraphy of the. Mitha ranked exxonmobils entry as a big gain mainly due to the companys experience in the global production and distribution of natural gas. Mozambique anadarko petroleum to decide on investment by. Rovuma basin, specifically in the northern province of cabo.
Brownfield generation of hydrocarbons from drift and postrift sources began in the late cretaceous and, in parts of the offshore, continues today. Eni and anadarko have signed a unitization and unit operating agreement uuoa for the development of gas reservoirs straddling areas 4 and 1 in the rovuma basin, offshore mozambique. The river is 800 kilometres 497 mi long, with a drainage basin of. The basin is approximately 400 km long by 160 km covering an area of 64,000 km2 and is centered on the rovuma delta. Mozambiquethe emergence of a natural gas giant pdf. The business of natural gas in the rovuma basin energypedia. The rovuma basin is located in the north of mozambique, straddling the border with tanzania. The rovuma lng project will work to build the local workforce through focused recruitment and skills development. Rovuma basin areas 1 and 4 anadarko and eni indicated that the. Anadarko first made an lng discovery in 2010 with a final investment decision expected in 2017. Mozambique lng project rovuma basin area 1 jurisdiction.
Despite the several oil seeps present in the onshore area of the basin, the exploration carried out from the 60s to the 80s brought only to the tertiary gas discovery of the mnazy bay by agip now eni at that time deemed not commercial. Small scale mining, wild fires and charcoal production have all been leading to its demise and even a bigger change is foreseen from the recent gas discoveries. Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the mozambique coastal province, east africa by michael e. The tembo prospect is one of the larger prospects on predrill estimates to be drilled to date in the onshore rovuma basin region of east africa.
Facilities design, construction and operation natural gas conversion and storage liquified natural gas lng 1. The operators and government alike are brimming with confidence. Environmental impact assessment eia report for the. Rovuma basin is directly related to the progressive break up of southeastern. Dec 29, 2014 the onshore rovuma partners do not plan any further evaluation of the tembo well at this time but will assess all the data recovered from this well to determine the potential commerciality of this discovery. Anadarko petroleum is developing area 1 of mozambiques lng resources in the rovuma basin in the prosperidade and golfinhoatum areas. Rovuma lng development plan approved by mozambique government. Rovuma basin promissing sic to eni with mozambique mamba discoveries. This is the third development plan approved in this fiveyear period to enable the sustainable development of the huge natural gas reserves discovered in the rovuma basin and represents the governments commitment to ensure the implementation of projects that will drive the development of mozambique, said ernesto elias max tonela, minister of mineral resources and energy. Offshore, water depth ranges between 550m and 2000m mocimboa1 was drilled onshore in mozambique in 1986 by esso. During the greater part of its course, it forms the border between tanzania and mozambique in mozambique known as rio rovuma.
Commercial discoveries of gas have recently been obtained from oligocene deposits in the ruvuma delta in tanzania, from the mnazi bay borehole, close to the mozambique border. A source rock evaluation of the rovuma basin, mozambique. Despite the longstanding academic interest in deepwater foldandthrust belts dwftbs, little has been published about the rovuma delta basin offshore ne mozambique. Africa mozambique mozambique offshore rovuma basin 0. It is an open question if there are early permian to middle jurassic karoo age sediments below, as inferred by salman and abdula 1995 based on seismic correlations with the tanzanian selous basin.
The basin includes the rovuma delta, one of the largest tertiary delta systems on africas east coast. May 08, 2015 natural gas reserves discovered so far in the rovuma basin point to the existence of more than 200 trillion cubic feet, which may put mozambique in the top five largest natural gas exporters in. Prestack seismic data processing included trace editing, filtering, and a. Cretaceous palynomorph assemblages were recovered from the macomia, pemba, and mifume formations from the onshore rovuma basin. These suggest a nnw trend to the margin, consistent with the tectonic reconstructions. These areas are adjacent to one another and a number of gas reservoirs or gas fields have been discovered within each area. Although not yet official, the mozambican national news has recently reported that, in an attempt to comply with the sixmonth timeframe pursuant to the decreelaw, the concessionaires.
Asset report tanzania tanzanian coastal exploration basin. Law 252014 legislative authorization for the natural gas liquefaction projects in areas 1 and 4 in the. Major gas finds in mozambiques northern rovuma basin potentially in the region of 180 trillion cubic feet tcf could represent an economic game changer for one of the worlds least developed countries. Development of the coral gas field the coral field development involves the drilling of six subsea wells and the construction and installation of a floating lng facility, which will have a capacity of approximately 3.
Offshore rovuma basin has discovered natural gas at the orca1 exploration well in offshore rovuma basin, approximately 12 km west of windjammer2 well from. The ruvuma river basin shared by tanzania and mozambique is one of africas last pristine wildernesses, but nassoro knows all is not well the rivers level has been dropping. Mozambique rovuma exploration basin report wood mackenzie. The past years negative trend in employment in the oilfield service industry is leveling out. Rovuma basin areas 1 and 4 anadarko and eni indicated that the volume of proven gas reserves justifies construction of a liquefied natural gas lng facility on the northern coast of mozambique.
Anadarko petroleum corporation today announced the discovery of a new natural gas accumulation fully contained within the offshore area 1 of the rovuma basin of mozambique. The orca1 discovery well encountered approximately 190 net feet 58 meters of natural gas pay in a paleocene fan system. Sequence stratigraphic study of areas 3 and 6, rovuma basin. Late jurassic and cretaceous palynostratigraphy of the onshore rovuma basin, northern mozambique article pdf available in palynology 321. General manager fabrizio trilli of eni east africa, subsidiary of eni multinational oil and gas company, said that the law would be published during the course of this. The rovuma delta deepwater foldandthrust belt, offshore. Coral field, area 4, rovuma basin offshore technology oil. The river is 800 kilometres 497 mi long, with a drainage basin of 155,500 square kilometres 60,000 sq mi in size. On wednesday, the new decree law over the rovuma basin liquefied natural gas lng developments in mozambique was passed by the council of ministers, interfax global energy. Exxonmobil will explore gas in area 4 of the rovuma basin. Exclusive rights to explore the area 4 of the rovuma basin containing the field were granted to eea in december 2006.
Blant editor, sedimentary basins of the african coasts. The green light has been given to develop one of two major natural gas export projects in mozambique, which already has sales and purchase agreements spa for 100% of the capacity for trains 1 and 2. The rovuma basin has been proven to be hydrocarbon bearing from previous discoveries made in the area. Cip rovuma revenue model industry standard cash flow model easily changeable from the dashboard.
The results of the late jurassic and earliest cretaceous in these boreholes are compared to outcrops in nacala and published stratigraphy and sedimentary environment of the area. Sedimentary deposits comprise middle jurassic to cenozoic strata salman and abdula, 1995. Include enh participation changeable inside the model. Jul 01, 2014 the tembo prospect is one of the larger prospects on predrill estimates to be drilled to date in the onshore rovuma basin region of east africa. The southern limit of the basin corresponds to the kenya. Three significant commercial gas discoveries have been reported in the rovuma basin. Ama1 and eni are joint proponents for the project, working to. Dec 04, 2014 on wednesday, the new decree law over the rovuma basin liquefied natural gas lng developments in mozambique was passed by the council of ministers, interfax global energy. Hydrocarbons migrated into cretaceous and paleogene reservoirs and traps. Late jurassic and cretaceous palynostratigraphy of the onshore. Armando guebuzas government expects the rovuma basin to produce first cargo by 2018. Geology, basin analysis, and hydrocarbon potential of mozambique and the mozambique channel.
Bprl, videocon mozambique rovuma videocon, pttep and enh, are exploring all the potential solutions for the offshore part of its liquefied natural gas lng project in the area1 of the rovuma basin offshore. V to enter into any agreement or arrangement with you or with any company participating in this expression of interest. The lamu basin covers a large area over 170,000 km 2 of the kenya and southern somalia coastal region figure 1, east of the 39th meridian, and including the adjacent continental shelf and slope areas. Southern african development community ruvuma river basin. Rovuma basin to the north of the pivot point and compression west of the davie fracture zone to. Exxonmobil will explore gas in area 4 of the rovuma basin in. Em terra, a empresa mocambicana rovuma basin lng land, lda. The main players in the upstream industry include sasol. Mnazi bay1 1982, windjammer12010 and barquentine1 2010 ihs energy, 2010. The davie fracture zone and adjacent basins in the offshore. Natural gas reserves discovered so far in the rovuma basin point to the existence of more than 200 trillion cubic feet, which may put mozambique in the top five largest natural gas exporters in. This is in good agreement with observations of dextral strike. Pdf late jurassic and cretaceous palynostratigraphy of.
Area 4 of the rovuma basin is currently operated by italys eni in partnership with mozambiques enh, south koreas kogas and portugals galp. Sequence stratigraphic study of areas 3 and 6, rovuma. Now, as new offshore projects are approved, the need for offshore. Mozambique political process bulletin open university. Lake malawi basin middle zambezi basin maniamba basin rovuma basin mozambique basin zambia malawi zimbabwe south africa tanzania madagascar 200 2000 2000 3000 3000 14 5 6 2 3 rovuma onshore er r o v u m a r i v e r maputo lake chilwa 0 300 km cartography. Development of the mozambique and ruvuma sedimentary basins. A summary of lithostratigraphy of the northern offshore rovuma basin in mozambique is presented in fig. Coral field, area 4, rovuma basin offshore technology. The coral gas field is a natural gas field located offshore the cabo delgado province. Discovering another large, distinct and separate natural gas accumulation.
May, 2020 rovuma basin in mozambique latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Summary statoil together with partners drilled cachalote 11a in 20. Pdf geology, basin analysis, and hydrocarbon potential. Development of the mozambique and ruvuma sedimentary. Bprl, videocon mozambique rovuma videocon, pttep and enh, are exploring all the potential solutions for the offshore part of its liquefied natural gas lng project in the area1 of the rovuma basin offshore mozambique. Rovuma basin in mozambique blogs, comments and archive news on. A eni holds similar rights to explore, develop and produce in area 4. The rovuma basin is circa 400km long and 160km wide and spans the southern border of tanzania and mozambique at the coast. The two companies are already making efforts to develop an lng project that will receive gas from the offshore fields and pretreat and process it in.
Anadarko discovers more natural gas in rovuma basin. Any cost incurred by interested companies in preparing the expression of interest shall be fully born bysuch companies who shall have no recourse in this respect to eni rovuma basin. Rovuma basin in mozambique latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Coronavirus leads exxonmobil to cut capex by 30%, impacting. Eni and anadarko unitize area 1 and 4 in rovuma basin. The onshore rovuma partners do not plan any further evaluation of the tembo well at this time but will assess all the data recovered from this well to determine the potential commerciality of this discovery. Tanzania border, and the northern limit coincides with the equator. It is a high impact frontier well and, if successful, could add significant new oil or natural gas resources for wentworth and open up an entirely new play fairway, said wentworth managing. Ruvuma basin the ruvuma sedimentary basin is the south ern end of the great east african marginal basin, which comprises the coastal plains of tanzania, kenya and somalia. Mozambiques rovuma lng export project takes big step forward. Key uncertainties and their impact 3 future discoveries of additional reserves in area 1 or area 4. The tembo1 well was an exciting well and has provided additional information about the rovuma basin. Exxonmobil on tuesday joined its oil and gas peers around the world, announcing it is reducing capital spending by 30% and trimming cash operating expenses by 15% in response to the dual. Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the.
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