Commissioned 2022 (Expected) | ||
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Province Lindi, Lindi Region, Tanzania | ||
The Tanzania Liquefied Natural Gas Project (TLNGP) is a planned liquefied natural gas processing plant in Tanzania.
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Location
The plant would be located on approximately 2,071.705 hectares (5,119 acres) in Likong'o Village in the town of Lindi on the Indian Ocean coast, approximately 460 kilometres (286 mi), by road, south of Dar es Salaam. This is about 103 kilometres (64 mi), by road, north-west of Mtwara, the nearest large town.
Overview
Tanzania has proven natural gas reserves of 57 trillion cubic feet, with at least 49.5 trillion cubic feet of those reserves far offshore in the Indian Ocean. The government of Tanzania through the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation, in partnership with the BG Group (a division of Royal Dutch Shell), Statoil, Exxon Mobil, and Ophir Energy, plans to build an onshore liquefied natural gas export terminal at this location in Lindi.
History
The first offshore discovery of natural gas in Tanzania was made in 2010. Since then, other finds have been made by several petroleum prospecting companies, which decided in 2014 to build a liquefaction facility in Lindi, targeting primarily the Asian market. In August 2016, Tanzanian President John Magufuli publicly urged government bureaucrats to fast track the project so that construction could start.
The government of Tanzania announced in May 2016 its plan to build a gas pipeline to neighboring Uganda.
Stakeholders
Talks between the government of Tanzania and the six oil companies involved in the project began in earnest in September 2016. The oil companies involved include:
Also participating in the talks are the following parastatal agencies of the Tanzanian government.