Mozambican, Milton Mário Macuaca Zibane, graduated in Geology from Eduardo Mondlane University. In 2017, he completed his Master's in Petroleum Engineering from the same University.
His professional experience includes consulting with the World Bank in the ASNANI Project on mapping the basic needs of the population on the "Metas of Millennium Development Goals by 2015" with the Water and Environment Consult; starting his course in hydrocarbons in 2007 as a geologist in the National Directorate of Mines, participated in the conversion of the same direction to the National Petroleum Institute in 2008.
In 2011 participates in the research and evaluation of Area I, in the elaboration of the Development Plan of the Prosperity Field; followed by Sasol's Development Plan PSA in 2016, for the production of Temane natural gas.
In the same year, we join the team of the Area 4 Development Plan MRV enabling South Coral Project FNLG, for the production of liquefied natural gas from a floating platform. In 2018 also joins the team of the Golf-Atum Field Development Plan in the Anadarko Area I, enabling the total Mozambique LNG Project Energies for liquefied natural gas production.
He was part of the Mamba Field Development Plan, Area-4 of MRV approved in 2019 of the Rovuma LNG Project for the production of LNG.
He was Deputy of the INP in Pemba and currently plays the role of Director of the Research Pelour.
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.
Median estimate of 43 tcf (cubic foot trillions) of gas.
4 Transzonal Reservoirs:
Median estimate of 3.4 (cubic foot trillions) Tcf of natural gas.
Median estimate of 8.4 Tcf (cubulated foot trillions) of natural gas
The Paleocene Reservoirs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
