Norwegian oil major Statoil has made an additional 28.5bn cu/m to 51.3bn cu/m of natural gas discovery at Mdalasini-1 exploration well located in Block 2 offshore Tanzania
The discovery of the additional natural gas brings the total of on-place volumes to up to 623mn cu/m in the block.
According to the company, the first phase of the multi-well exploration programme offshore Tanzania has come to an end with the Mdalasini-1 natural gas discovery.
Statoil senior vice-president for exploration activities in Western Hemisphere Nick Maden said, “Since the start of the programme in February 2012, we have drilled 13 wells and made eight discoveries, including Mdalasini-1. We still see high prospectivity in the area.”
Statoil carries a 100 per cent working interest in Mdalasini-1 well. Previously, Statoil and ExxonMobil had made seven gas discoveries in Block 2.
Statoil operates Block 2 on behalf of Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) and has a 65 per cent working interest. The remaining 35 per cent is held by ExxonMobil and Production Tanzania.
