Songo Songo Gas Development and Power-Generation Project, Tanzania
Key Data:
Name
Songo Songo
Location
On and offshore Songo Songo island, 15km from the Tanzanian mainland and 200km south of Dar es Salaam
Fields
One
Discovery
1974
Water Depth
Between 2m and 8m
Reserves
Proven, probable and possible reserves of 783 billion cubic feet
Wells
Six – three onshore and three offshore
Production
Via subsea pipeline
Pipelines
After processing, through a 25km, 12in pipeline to the mainland, then through a 207km, 16in pipeline to the Ubungo power plant
Capital Expenditure
$320m
Process Equipment
2 × 35Mmscf/d processing units (dehydration and refrigeration)
Power Generation
190MW (about 45% of national capacity)
Production
2004
Key Players:
Operator
Globeleq (gas field and plant operated by PanAfrican Energy through an operatorship agreement with Songas and a production-sharing agreement with TPDC)
Project Sponsors
Globeleq (previously AES Sirocco) and PanAfrican Energy
