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28-05-2025 | INP REAFFIRMS THE ROLE OF FUEL DIVERSIFICATION IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION

Since May 27, the National Petroleum Institute (INP) has been taking part in the 2nd Energy Conference of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), which is being held at the Estoril Congress Center in Portugal. The INP delegation is led by the Projects and Development Manager, José Branquinho. It should be noted that INP is Vice President of the Association of Energy Regulators of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (RELOP).

This morning, José Branquinho spoke on the panel dedicated to fuel diversification in the CPLP member countries, on the sidelines of the 3rd CPLP Energy Ministers' Meeting, sharing Mozambique's vision and actions within the framework of the energy transition and security of supply, with a focus on the use of natural gas as a strategic vector for development.

For more information, please contact the National Petroleum Institute, located at Rua dos Desportistas Nº.259, Maputo City, on 21248300 or 839511000. You can also write to comunicacao@inp.gov.mz and visit our Facebook and LinkedIn pages to keep up to date with this and other top stories.

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AREA 1

Following the 2nd public tender for the concession of areas for hydrocarbon exploration and production, the companies Anadarko Mozambique Area 1 and Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos were awarded Area 1 in the offshore environment of the Rovuma Basin. This Area is located in the northern part of Cabo Delgado Province, in shallow to very deep waters. The Hydrocarbons Exploration and Production Concession Contract (CCPP) was signed on December 20, 2006, with an effective date of February 1, 2007.

PROSPERITY DISCOVERY AREA

Median estimate of 43 tcf (trillion cubic feet) of gas.

4 Transzonal reservoirs:

  • Upper Oligocene North;
  • Upper Oligocene South;
  • Lower Oligocene;
  • Upper Eocene;

SHARK DISCOVERY AREA

Median estimate of 3.4 (trillion cubic feet) Tcf of natural gas.

ORCA DISCOVERY AREA

Median estimate of 8.4 Tcf (trillion cubic feet) of natural gas

Paleocene reservoirs.

ORCA DISCOVERY AREA

The Tiger Shark Discovery Area (1254 km2), has 3 Cretaceous reservoirs (K1, K2 and K3), with K2 being the best in Orca and Tiger Shark, and has a median estimate of 0.323 Tcf (trillion cubic feet) of natural gas. 

TIGER SHARK AND ORCA DISCOVERIES (CRETACEOUS FAN 1, 2 AND 3), ROVUMA OFFSHORE AREA 1

The full technical assessment of the Cretaceous potential in Area 1, between the Tubarão Tigre and Orca Discovery Areas, determined that it contains small, discontinuous and low quality reservoirs, and this would likely present significant challenges in delivering commercial quantities of gas. Of the three Cretaceous reservoirs (K1, K2 and K3) evaluated, the best is K2 in Orca and Tiger Shark, which has an average resource of 0.323 Tcf (trillion cubic feet) of natural gas.

ORCA DISCOVERY (MIDDLE PALEOCENE FAN), ROVUMA OFFSHORE AREA 1

This discovery was made in Area 1 by Anadarko in 2013 through borehole Orca-1, whose reservoir is of Middle Paleocene age, and was subsequently evaluated through boreholes Manta-1, Orca-2, Orca-3 and Orca-4.

The discovery is located about 10 km from the coastline, 250 km from the city of Pemba. This reservoir is of Middle Paleocene age and is not shared. The average resource estimate is around 8.4 Tcf (trillion cubic feet) of natural gas in situ, according to estimates submitted by Total.

The reservoir in the Orca discovery lies at depths ranging from 4000 to 5000m below mean sea level, and the water column from around 600m to 1200m. It is about 30 km long.

SHARK DISCOVERY (EOCENE), ROVUMA OFFSHORE AREA 1

This discovery was made by Anadarko in January 2011 through the Tubarão-1 borehole and evaluated by the Tubarão-2 (negative) borehole in 2013. The discovery is located about 25 km from the coastline, 50 km northeast of the district of Mocímboa da Praia and 200 km northeast of the city of Pemba.

The reservoir is completely in Area 1. The average resource estimate is around 3.4 tcf (trillion cubic feet) of in situ gas.

The reservoir is located at a depth of 3,500 to 4,000 meters below mean sea level. The water column varies between 800 and 1200 meters. The length of the Tubarão discovery is about 20 km from west to east.