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13-04-2026 | Mozambique at the Geoscience Center: First Day of the EAGE Energy Forum Focused on Research and Innovation

MAPUTO – Arrancou hoje, em Maputo, o EAGE Sub-Saharan Africa Energy Forum 2026. O primeiro dia ficou marcado por um forte apelo à inovação, levantamento de dados geológicos e à partilha de conhecimentos técnicos sobre o subsolo moçambicano. O evento, que decorre de 13 a 15 de Abril corrente em Maputo, reúne líderes do sector, geocientistas e engenheiros para debater o panorama energético da região e desbloquear o seu potencial. Os participantes, discutem temas como o histórico, a qualidade dos reservatórios e a observação das diversas facies deposicionais, entre outros aspectos de natureza técnica nas bacias emergentes e maturas.

Na sessão de abertura, o Secretário Permanente do Ministério dos Recursos Minerais e Energia (MIREME), António Manda, sublinhou a importância estratégica do fórum para o país e encorajou os participantes a promoverem debates que resultem na identificação de caminhos e soluções tecnológicas capazes de viabilizar novas pesquisas nas bacias sedimentares no território nacional. O dirigente referiu ainda que, apesar dos desafios económicos, Moçambique é um país de grande potencial, cujas riquezas devem ser usadas como motor de transformação e desenvolvimento nacional.

Ao longo do dia, peritos nacionais e internacionais, incluindo quadros do Instituto Nacional de Petróleo (INP), partilharam as suas experiências sobre estudos de perfil e a riqueza das formações geológicas das Bacias Sedimentares de Moçambique e Rovuma. Em paralelo às apresentacões, decorre no local uma exposição técnica onde os profissionais do INP apresentam resultados de estudos recentes sobre o potencial de hidrocarbonetos em Moçambique, permitindo uma melhor compreensão das oportunidades e desafios do sector petrolífero no país.

Um dos momentos mais aguardados, agendado para o segundo dia de trabalhos, é o Core Workshop. Esta sessão prática, facilitada pelo INP em coordenação com a Core Laboratories (U.K.), permitirá aos delegados uma apreciação e exame macroscópico de deversas amostras de carotes provenientes das Bacias de Moçambique e Rovuma.

O fórum prossegue até quarta-feira, com sessões dedicadas à abordagem de áreas inexploradas (frontier) e ao papel das novas tecnologias na maximização do valor dos activos energéticos na África Subsariana.

For more information, please contact the National Institute of Petroleum, located on Rua dos Desportistas No.259, Maputo, by numbers 21248300 or 839511000. You can also write to the email comunicacao@inp.gov.mz and visit our Facebook and LinkedIn pages to be up to date with this and other highlights.

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AREA 1

Following the 2nd open competition for the granting of areas for the research and production of hydrocarbons, the companies Anadarko Mozambique Area 1 and the National Hydrocarbon Company were awarded Area 1 in offshore environment of the Rovuma Basin. The area is located in the northern part of Cabo Delgado Province, in shallow to very deep waters. The Hydrocarbon Research and Production Areas Grant Agreement (CCPP) was signed on 20 December 2006 and is effective as of 1 February 2007.

PROSPERITY DISCOVERING AREA

Median estimate of 43 tcf (cubic foot trillions) of gas.

4 Transzonal Reservoirs:

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

TUBARAN DISCOVER AREA

Median estimate of 3.4 (cubic foot trillions) Tcf of natural gas.

THE AREA OF DISCOVERMENT

Median estimate of 8.4 Tcf (cubulated foot trillions) of natural gas

The Paleocene Reservoirs.

THE AREA OF DISCOVERMENT

Tigris Shark Discovery Area (1254 km2), has 3 reservoirs of the Cretaceous (K1,K2 and K3), the K2 being the best in Orca and Shark-Tigre and has a median estimate of 0.323 Tcf (cubic foot trillions) of natural gas.

UNKNOWN TUGRE AND ORCA (CRETACICO LEQUE 1, 2 E 3), ROVUMA OFFSHORE AREA 1

The complete technical evaluation of the potential of the Cretaceous in Area 1, between the Areas of Discovery Tubarão Tigre and Orca, determined that it contains small, discontinuous and low quality reservoirs, and this would probably present significant challenges in the supply of trade amounts of gas. Of the three reservoirs of Cretaceous (K1,K2 and K3) evaluated, the best is K2 in Orca and Shark-Tiger that has an average resource of 0.323 Tcf (cubic foot trillions) of natural gas.

FOUND OUT ORCA (LECK OF MEDIO PALEOCEN), ROVUMA OFFSHORE AREA 1

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

The discovery is located about 10 km from the coast line, 250 km from the city of Pemba. This reservoir is of Middle Paleocene age and is not shared. The average estimate of resources is about 8.4 Tcf (cubulated foot trillions) 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 the mid sea level, and the water column from about 600m to 1200m. The extension is about 30 km.

UNCOVERED TUBARON (EOCENO), ROVUMA OFFSHORE AREA 1

This discovery was made by Anadarko in January 2011 through the Jaw-1 hole and evaluated by the Shark-2 hole (negative) in 2013. The discovery is located about 25 km from the coast line, 50 Km of the Northeast of the district of Mocímboa da Praia and 200 Km of the Northeast of Pemba City.

The reservoir is completely in Area 1. The average estimate of resources is about 3.4 tcf (cubic foot trillions) of gas in situ.

The reservoir is at a depth of 3500 to 4000 metres below the average sea level. The water column ranges from 800 to 1200 meters. The extent of the Shark discovery is about 20 km east-oriented.