Tanzania: Pipeline startup

Mnazi Bay partners Wentworth Resources and Maurel & Prom began delivering gas on 20 August to fill the new Mtwara to Dar es Salaam pipeline. Production rates are expected to reach 70mcf/d by October and 80mcf/d by year-end. Once the 517km pipeline is filled, Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) is expected to start gas deliveries to power and industrial companies in October. The pipeline has been built by China Petroleum Technology and Development Corporation, with WorleyParsons acting as project manager.