BG Expects to Find More Gas Offshore Tanzania

BG Group expects to find more gas off the coast of Tanzania as company’s evaluation of discovery shows excellent results.

The UK based firm has completed its appraisal programme in the Jodari field of Block-1 offshore Tanzania, with a drill stem test on the original natural gas discovery well confirming the excellent quality of the Tertiary reservoir, allAfrica said in a report.

The drill stem test on the Jodari-1 well, the first in deep water off Tanzania, flowed at a maximum rate of 70 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day, the report said.

"The completion of a multi-well exploration and appraisal programme on the Jodari field within a year of the original discovery is a significant achievement and a credit to our team and partners including Ophir Energy and the government of Tanzania," BG Group's Chief Executive, Chris Finlayson was quoted by allAfrica as saying.

Results from the Jodari-1 test have greatly improved our understanding of the sub-surface, reducing uncertainty as we progress our options for commercializing the resource through a potential liquefied natural gas export project and our domestic market obligations, Finlayson further added.

BG Group President and Asset General Manager - East Africa, Derek Hudson said, "While we continue exploration and appraisal offshore, we are also progressing our work on identifying suitable sites for a potential onshore LNG terminal."