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INP HIGHLIGHTS THE STRATEGIC ROMP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL GAS IN MOZAMBIQUE

The National Institute of Petroleum (INP) praised, this Wednesday, ( 04-06-2025) the decisive contribution of ROMPCO (Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company) for the growth of the natural gas sector in the country, during the gala dinner allusive to the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the company, an act preceded by the inauguration ceremony of its new office [...]

20-05-25 | FACIM 2025 – INP STRENGTH PREPARATIVES UNDER MIREME COORDINATION

The Maputo International Fair (FACIM 2025) already handles various sensitivities in the energy and mining sector in the country and the National Petroleum Institute (INP) is at the forefront of the hydrocarbon sector preparations for the Jubilee edition of FACIM 2025, which marks the 60 years of the biggest [...]

05-05-25 | INP IS THE PAINELIST OF THE 11TH EDITION OF MMEC

The National Petroleum Institute is taking part this week as a prominent speaker in the 11th edition of the Conference and Exhibition of Mining and Energy in Mozambique (MMEC 2025), one of the most important regional forums dedicated to extractive sectors. Under the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME), MMEC, gathers, in the capital of the country, decision-makers [...]

05-04-25 | CORAL SOUTH FLNG SIGNS HISTORIC MARK IN THE AREA 4

The liquefied natural gas floating platform, Coral Sul FLNG, operated by Italian Eni, reached a major milestone in the production and export of LNG today. This is the mark of the 100 LNG shipments from the Floating Platform. The factory unit, anchored in ultra-deep waters off Cabo Delgado, has been exporting LNG [...]

14-03-25 | US HIGHLIGHT APPROVES FINANCING TO LNG MOZAMBIQUE

The Mozambique LNG Project, led by French multinational oil company TotalEnergies has just received a green light from US Export-Import Bank, a US government credit agency, by approving the financing of approximately US$5 billion. The approval of this credit is a catalyst for the completion of the [...]

24-01-25 | 3rd INQUIRY FOR DATA ACQUISITION

The 3rd Competition for the Acquisition of Geological and Geophysical Data, promoted by the National Petroleum Institute (INP) in Mozambique, attracted a considerable number of tenderers, a fact that sustains positive expectations about the outcome that is already coming.

INVITES FOR THE MANIFESTATION OF INTEREST

The National Petroleum Institute (INP), intends to hire a consultancy company with recognized capacity and competence in Local Content, in the Oil and Gas sector, to help the INP develop its audit and analysis process in order to verify the degree of compliance with the implementation of Local Content activities. Read [...]

Signed a concession contract for hydrocarbon research and production

Maputo, 29 August 2024 – This is the Oil Research and Production Grant Agreement of the A6-C Area, located in the sea, in the Angoche region of the Mozambique Basin, at depths of water ranging from 1500 to 2,500 meters, a total extension of 5,600 Km2. The allocation of this concession area [...]

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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.