Tanzania has discovered an estimated 223 billion cubic feet of natural gas in the Mnazi Bay area in the country’s south, its energy minister announced on Tuesday. Energy ​minister Juma Homera said the reserves ⁠were found at the Kasa-1X ST2 ​well, explored jointly by state-owned Tanzania Petroleum ​Development Corporation (TPDC) and French oil company Maurel & Prom The find is Tanzania’s first gas discovery in ​more than 10 years Homera said ​that TPDC and Maurel & Prom had drilled three ‌wells — ⁠MB-5, MS-2 and Kasa-1X ST2 — that would help to boost the country’s gas supply Maurel & Prom has said that first ​gas production ​could ⁠start as early as next month Homera said TPDC was already in ​talks with four investors planning ​small-scale ⁠liquefied natural gas projects Before the latest announcement, Tanzania’s discovered reserves stood at about ⁠57.5 ​trillion standard cubic feet, ​according to the energy regulator

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Tanzania has discovered an estimated 223 billion cubic feet of natural gas in the Mnazi Bay area in the country’s