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===Natural gas=== [[File:Songo Songo Gas Plant.jpg|thumb|right|[[Songo Songo Island|Songo Songo]] Gas Plant]] According to [[PFC Energy]], 25 to 30 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas resources have been discovered in Tanzania since 2010.<ref name="EIA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eia.gov/international/?fips=tz|title=International - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)|website=www.eia.gov}}</ref> The value of natural gas actually produced in 2013 was US$52.2 million, a 42.7 percent increase over 2012.<ref name="Abstract"/>{{rp|page 73}} Commercial production of gas from the Songo Songo Island field in the Indian Ocean commenced in 2004, thirty years after it was discovered there.<ref name="EABrief">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eia.gov/international/?fips=EEAE|title=International - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)|website=www.eia.gov}}</ref><ref name="EWURA-Ng">[http://www.ewura.go.tz/newsite/index.php/2012-03-09-08-22-52/natural-gas Natural Gas β Introduction, Tanzania Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority, accessed 25 November 2014] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023143420/http://www.ewura.go.tz/newsite/index.php/2012-03-09-08-22-52/natural-gas |date=23 October 2014 }}</ref> Over 35 billion cubic feet of gas was produced from this field in 2013,<ref name="Abstract"/>{{rp|page 72}} with proven, probable, and possible reserves totalling 1.1 trillion cubic feet.<ref name="EWURA-Ng"/> The gas is transported by pipeline to Dar es Salaam.<ref name="EABrief"/> As of 27 August 2014, TANESCO owed the operator of this field, Orca Exploration Group Inc., US$50.4 million, down from US$63.8 million two months earlier.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.orcaexploration.com/pdfs/2014_Orca_Q2.pdf| title = "2014 Q2 Report for the Quarter Ended June 30 2014 and 2013", Orca Exploration Group Inc., page 3, accessed 24 October 2014| access-date = 10 December 2014| archive-date = 17 June 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190617204030/http://www.orcaexploration.com/pdfs/2014_Orca_Q2.pdf| url-status = dead}}</ref> A newer natural gas field in Mnazi Bay in 2013 produced about one-seventh of the amount produced near Songo Songo Island<ref name="Abstract"/>{{rp|page 73}} but has proven, probable, and possible reserves of 2.2 trillion cubic feet.<ref name="EWURA-Ng"/> Virtually all of that gas is being used for electricity generation in [[Mtwara]].<ref name="EABrief"/> The [[Indian Ocean]], off the coast of [[Mozambique]] and [[Tanzania]], is proving to be a rich hunting ground for [[natural gas]] exploration. According to [[United States Geological Survey|US Geological Survey]] estimates, the combined gas reserves of Mozambique and Tanzania could be as high as 250 trillion cubic feet. In Mozambique alone, proven gas reserves have increased dramatically from a mere 4.6 trillion cubic feet in 2013 to 98.8 trillion cubic feet as of mid-2015. Given continued offshore discoveries and the size of discoveries to date, continued growth in proven gas reserves is likely to continue into the foreseeable future.<ref>{{cite web|title = Is East Africa's gas asset boom about to go bust?|url = http://www.mineweb.com/articles-by-type/independent-viewpoint/is-east-africas-gas-asset-boom-about-to-go-bust/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151020141243/http://www.mineweb.com/articles-by-type/independent-viewpoint/is-east-africas-gas-asset-boom-about-to-go-bust/|url-status = dead|archive-date = 20 October 2015|website = Mineweb|access-date = 18 February 2016|language = en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Bright Africa {{!}} The drivers, enablers and managers of investment on the continent|url = http://www.riscura.com/brightafrica/#gs.KXyCFFI|website = www.riscura.com|access-date = 18 February 2016}}</ref> In 2014, Tanzania's natural gas production was 19 billion cubic feet (Bcf), a 30% decline from five years prior, but increased in mid-2015 following the commencement of operations at the Mnazi Bay Concession and a new pipeline to [[Dar es Salaam]]. Significant gas discoveries, including 16 to 17 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) by the BG Group and partners, and 22 Tcf by [[Equinor|Statoil]] with [[ExxonMobil]], have positioned Tanzania to potentially become an LNG exporter. However, development plans, including an LNG plant agreed upon in 2014 with international companies and the [[Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation]] (TPDC), have not advanced to sanctioning.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |url=https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/TZA |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.eia.gov}}</ref> New exploration on more frontier blocks, however, will likely be slowed as oil and gas prices fall<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/business/energy-environment/oil-prices.html?_r0|title=Oil Prices: What to Make of the Volatility|last=Krauss|first=Clifford|newspaper=The New York Times |date=15 May 2017 |access-date=16 July 2018|language=en}}</ref> and companies apply increasing caution to investing in frontier markets with nascent industries, poor infrastructure and long lead times.<ref>{{cite web|title = Frontier Markets in Focus {{!}} Mark Mobius|url = http://mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com/2016/01/12/frontier-markets-in-focus-2016-and-beyond/|website = Investment Adventures in Emerging Markets|date = 12 January 2016|access-date = 18 February 2016|archive-date = 29 September 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170929164300/http://mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com/2016/01/12/frontier-markets-in-focus-2016-and-beyond/|url-status = dead}}</ref> The exploration and development of natural gas in Tanzania have boosted its economic framework. In 2024, the Ntorya gas field received a 25-year development license, a major step in harnessing Tanzania's [[natural gas]]. Managed by ARA Petroleum Tanzania Limited (APT), this field is expected to begin producing substantial gas quantities for domestic use within a year. Initial production is projected at 40 million cubic feet per day, with potential expansion to 140 million cubic feet per day in future years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-29 |title=ARA Petroleum to develop Tanzania's largest onshore natural gas discovery |url=https://worldoil.com/news/2024/5/29/ara-petroleum-to-develop-tanzania-s-largest-onshore-natural-gas-discovery/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=worldoil.com |language=en}}</ref>
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