Tanzania LNG Terminal

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Tanzania LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG terminal in Lindi Region, Tanzania.

Location

The map below shows the location of the project, in Lindi District, Lindi Region.

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Project Details

• Owner: BG Group, Ophir Energy, Exxon Mobil, Statoil, Shell, Pavilion Energy
• Location: Lindi District, Lindi Region, Tanzania
• Coordinates: -9.96, 39.708889 (exact)
• Capacity: 10 mtpa, 1.43 bcfd
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Export
• Start Year: 2021

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day

Background

Since 2010, large natural gas fields have been discovered off the coast of Tanzania. In September 2016, six oil & gas firms involved in extraction in these gas fields (the BG Group, Ophir Energy, Exxon Mobil, Statoil, Shell, and Pavilion Energy) entered into talks with the Tanzanian government about building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal near the town of Lindi.

The terminal would cost $20-30 billion, and would have two liquefaction trains, with total capacity of 10 million metric tons per year (mtpa), or 1.43 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd). Plans call for construction to be completed in 2021. Land for the project was already acquired by January 2016, and compensation & resettlement are underway.

Talks are ongoing, and it could be years before a final investment decision (FID) is issued.