Maurel & Prom (M&P) announced in its recently released H1 2025 results that it will begin drilling three new gas wells at the Mnazi Bay gas field in Tanzania in Q4 2025.
The company indicated that preparations for the drilling campaign are ongoing, and the main contracts required for the operations have already been awarded.
According to the report, M&P’s working interest gas production at Mnazi Bay (60%) averaged 58.7 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) in H1 2025, representing a 9% increase compared to H2 2024.
Sales from Tanzania reached USD 23 million over the same period, broadly in line with H2 2024, but 10% lower year-on-year due to a 15% drop in output from H1 2024.
The Mnazi Bay Gas Field
The Mnazi Bay gas field is located in the Mtwara Region of southern Tanzania and supplies gas primarily to the country’s domestic power sector through the national pipeline network.
The field is operated by M&P (60%) in partnership with Wentworth Resources (40%).
Gas from Mnazi Bay is sold to the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) under a long-term gas sales agreement signed in 2015.
Mnazi Bay plays a strategic role in Tanzania’s efforts to expand access to energy and reduce dependence on imported fuels by utilizing its domestic natural gas reserves.
