Project Profile
Value: undisclosed
Location: 15 kilometres off the coast and 200 kilometres south of Dar es Salaam, offshore Songo Songo island, Tanzania
Area: unknown
Reserves: unknown
Capacity (gas plant): 65-70Mmscf/d
Start year: 2004
The Songo Songo gas field is located on and offshore Songo Songo island, about 15km from the Tanzanian mainland and 200km south of the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam. The project serves two onshore and three offshore natural gas wells at the island, the gas from the wells being piped to a plant on the island. The discovery well, Songo Songo-1, was drilled in l974 by AGIP, now a subsidiary of Italian oil and gas multinational Eni SpA. Daily production has risen from a 2004 average of about 12.6Mmscf/d to just over 51.2Mmscf/d for 2007. It reached the gas plant\'s maximum nameplate capacity at the end of 2007, and by July 2008 it was in the range of 65-70Mmscf/d.
The use of natural gas from the Orca-operated Songo Songo field has made a significant contribution to Tanzania\'s economy and is estimated to have saved Tanzania over US$2 billion in other fuel costs since commercial operations began in 2004. Orca\'s Tanzania operations are managed by wholly owned subsidiary PanAfrican Energy Tanzania (\"PanAfrican\") headquartered in Dar es Salaam. PanAfrican has for the past 10 years been the lead private sector investor in Tanzania\'s gas industry, producing up to 102 million standard cubic feet of gas per day. Over 85% of this gas is used for power generation in Tanzania.
Operators:
Ocra: Operator with 100% interest
Contractors:
ENI: Drilling contract
Paragon Offshore: Standard specification offshore drilling services, deploying jack-up rig M826 on the nine month campaign for PanAfrican Energy Tanzania. M826 arrived at the field on board semi-submersible vessel, OHT Falcon, to be floated off and pinned to the drilling location. During the campaign, M826 will clear actively producing wells to enhance output and will drill several new wells in the same field.
Sub-contractors:
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS): Appointed by Paragon Offshore, Houston, as marine and logistic services provider for a new drilling campaign off the Songo Songo Islands, Tanzania. ISS is providing a range of services for Paragon Offshore including full husbandry, crew logistics, visa assistance and arranging marine and air charters.