仪式在恩托里亚所在的姆特瓦拉地区首府姆特瓦拉举行，有 1000 多人参加。坦桑尼亚副总理兼能源部长 Doto Mashaka Biteko 博士向 ARA Petroleum Tanzania (APT) 和开发合作伙伴 Aminex Plc 颁发了许可证。

出席仪式的有林迪地区专员扎伊纳布·拉贾布·塔莱克 (Zainab Rajabu Taleck)、地区专员阿卜杜拉·姆瓦伊帕亚 (Abdallah Mwaipaya)、能源部常任秘书费尔切姆西·姆兰巴 (Felchemsi Mramba)、坦桑尼亚石油开发公司董事会成员兼总经理迪斯马斯·福科 (Dismas Fuko) 和穆萨·马卡梅 (Mussa Makame)，以及石油上游监管局总经理查尔斯·桑韦尼 (Charles Sangweni)。

“我们很荣幸能在如此盛大的场合从副总理 Doto Biteko 手中接过这份许可证。这一仪式标志着我们致力于利用坦桑尼亚天然气资源造福人民的重要里程碑。我们致力于这一严肃努力的目标是促进经济发展、缓解能源贫困并支持该国的能源转型，”ARA Petroleum 坦桑尼亚总经理 Erhan Saygi 说道。

副总理概述了政府的未来愿景。ARA Petroleum 很高兴听到副总理预计在未来六个月内完成从恩托里亚到马丁巴的管道建设，从而能够输送天然气用于发电。副总理指出：

• 总统萨米亚·苏鲁胡·哈桑博士是这项天然气开采计划的推动者。在现任政府的领导下，该项目将首次开采出大量天然气。
• 许可证的移交体现了政府致力于确保国家天然气等资源造福人民的决心。
• 该许可证标志着天然气开采的开始，将进一步加强姆特瓦拉地区的电力供应。

APT 已开始在恩托亚 (Ntorya) 工地开展工作，为上游加工设施和 Chikumbi-1 评估井位置征地，同时扩建附近的另一个工地，以容纳营地和储存场的建设。该公司还正在落实必要的后勤工作，以开展地下工作，从而实现首次天然气生产。

其中包括对 Ntorya-2 进行井试并将其转换为生产井，钻探 Chikumbi-1 评估井以将其转换为生产井，并在 Ntorya-1 进行井修，然后将其转换为生产井。一旦将天然气输送出油田的管道完工，预计将在明年产出第一批天然气。

根据今年早些时候与坦桑尼亚石油开发公司 (TPDC) 签署的天然气销售协议，APT 预计第一年产量将达到 4000 万至 6000 万标准立方英尺/天，几年内将增至 1.4 亿标准立方英尺^/天。这一产量将使坦桑尼亚天然气产量增加 20-80% ^。

推动坦桑尼亚/姆特瓦拉工业发展的巨大潜力

除了初始产量外，APT 还相信，Ntorya 还有潜力生产出更多的天然气，并且已经在更广泛的许可区域进行了广泛的 3D 地震勘测。

这一潜力需要对恩托利亚气田的分阶段开发进行投资，并推动国内天然气承购行业的成熟，如化肥、水泥和塑料生产厂、车用压缩天然气站、国内液化石油气供应商以及其他工业和住宅用途的燃气发电站。

“我们对该地区进一步的勘探和评估工作感到兴奋，因为我们认为该地区蕴藏着巨大的天然气储量。我们相信，这可能会改变坦桑尼亚的能源安全、姆特瓦拉的工业发展和坦桑尼亚人的繁荣。我们期待与当地企业和企业家建立强有力的合作伙伴关系，分享知识、传授专业知识，并在恩托亚天然气枢纽周围建立本土产业，”APT 总经理 Erhan Saygi 说道。

在线阅读文章：https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/exploration/16092024/ara-petroleum-presented-with-ntorya-gas-development-licence-at-tanzania-ceremony/

The ceremony, attended by over 1000 people, took place in Mtwara, capital of the Mtwara region where Ntorya lies. ARA Petroleum Tanzania (APT) and development partner Aminex Plc were presented with the licence by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy of Tanzania Dr Doto Mashaka Biteko.

Attendees included Lindi Regional Commissioner Ms. Zainab Rajabu Taleck, District Commissioner Mr. Abdallah Mwaipaya, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry for Energy, Mr. Felchemsi Mramba, Member of the Board and Managing Director of the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation, Mr. Dismas Fuko and Mr. Mussa Makame, and the Managing Director of the Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority, Mr. Charles Sangweni.

“We were honoured to receive this licence from Deputy Prime Minister Doto Biteko at such a prestigious event. This ceremony marked a significant milestone in our commitment to harness Tanzania’s gas resources for the benefit of its people. Our ambition for this serious endeavour is that it results in boosting economic development, alleviating energy poverty and supporting the country’s energy transition,” ARA Petroleum Tanzania General Manager Erhan Saygi said.

The Deputy Prime Minister outlined the government’s vision for the future. ARA Petroleum was encouraged to hear that the Deputy Prime Minister anticipated the completion of the pipeline from Ntorya to Madimba within the next six months, enabling the delivery of gas for the production of electricity. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that:

• President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan has been a driving force behind this gas exploitation initiative. For the first time under the current government, substantial quantities of gas will be extracted as a consequence of this project.
• The licence handover represents the government’s dedication to ensuring that the country’s resources including natural gas, benefits its citizens.
• The licence marks the beginning of gas exploitation to further strengthen electricity availability in the Mtwara region.

APT has begun work at the Ntorya site, acquiring land for the upstream processing facilities and the Chikumbi-1 appraisal well location, while expanding another nearby site to accommodate the construction of a camp and storage yard. It is also putting into place the logistics necessary to conduct the subsurface work that will lead to first gas production.

This includes conducting a well-test on Ntorya-2 and converting it to a producing well, drilling the Chikumbi-1 appraisal well with a view to converting it to a producing well and carrying out a well workover at Ntorya-1, before turning it into a producing well. First gas is anticipated as soon as the pipeline carrying the gas away from the field is completed. This is expected next year.

According to a Gas Sales Agreement signed with the Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) earlier this year, APT expects to produce 40 to 60 million standard ft³/d in the first year of production and to increase that to 140 million standard ft³/d within a few years’ time. Such volumes will increase Tanzanian gas production by between 20-80%.

Enormous potential to boost Tanzanian/Mtwara’s industrial development

Beyond initial production, APT believes there is potential to produce far greater volumes of gas from Ntorya, having conducted an extensive 3D seismic survey over the wider licence area.

This potential will require investment in a phased development of the Ntorya gas field and the maturing of domestic industries as gas offtakers, such as fertiliser, cement and plastics production plants, vehicle CNG stations, domestic LPG suppliers and additional gas-fired power stations for industrial and residential use.

“We are excited about further exploration and appraisal work in this area as we consider it to hold truly enormous volumes of gas. We believe this could be game-changing for Tanzania’s energy security, for Mtwara’s industrial development and for Tanzanians’ prosperity. We look forward to building strong partnerships with local businesses and entrepreneurs to share knowledge, impart expertise and build a home-grown industry around a Ntorya gas hub,” APT General Manager Erhan Saygi said.

Read the article online at: https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/exploration/16092024/ara-petroleum-presented-with-ntorya-gas-development-licence-at-tanzania-ceremony/