坦桑尼亚宣布在该国南部的姆纳齐湾地区发现了一处重要的天然气田——这是十年来首次此类发现。
Tanzania has announced a significant discovery of natural gas in the Mnazi Bay area in the south of the country - the first such find in a decade.
能源部长朱马·霍梅拉出席了在卡萨-1X ST2井举行的庆祝仪式。该井由国有坦桑尼亚石油开发公司（TPDC）和法国石油公司莫雷尔-普罗姆共同拥有。
Energy Minister Juma Homera attended a ceremony at the Kasa-1X ST2 well, which is jointly owned by state-owned Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) and French oil firm Maurel & Prom, to mark the occasion.
他表示，此次发现的估计储量为2230亿立方英尺（63亿立方米），是这个东非国家小型石油和天然气行业发展中的“重要里程碑”。新井预计将于下月初开始生产，旨在增加国内供应。坦桑尼亚现有天然气储量为57.54万亿立方英尺。
He said the estimated 223 billion cubic feet (6.3 billion cubic metres) discovery was a "major milestone" in the development of the small oil and gas sector in the East African nation. The new well is expected to start production early next month and is intended to boost domestic supplies. Tanzania has existing natural gas reserves of 57.54 trillion cubic feet.
霍梅拉说：“这一发现对于确保国家以可负担的成本获得可靠、清洁和安全的能源十分重要，尤其是在工业增长和其他经济活动推动需求不断增加之际。”
"The discovery is important in ensuring the country has reliable, clean and safe energy at affordable costs, particularly at a time when demand is increasing due to industrial growth and other economic activities," Homera said.
根据政府2024年的统计数据，天然气占坦桑尼亚发电来源的近80%。
Natural gas accounted for nearly 80% of Tanzania's sources of electricity generation, according to government statistics for 2024.
近年来，该国还鼓励使用压缩天然气为车辆提供动力，天然气厂和加气站主要设在最大城市达累斯萨拉姆。
In recent years, the country has also encouraged the use of compressed natural gas to power vehicles, with natural gas plants and filling stations set up mostly in the largest city, Dar es Salaam.
一些坦桑尼亚人一直在将自己的车辆改装为双燃料系统——使用当地可获得的天然气，价格比汽油便宜。
Some Tanzanians have been converting their vehicles to a dual-fuel system - with the locally available natural gas allowing for cheaper prices than petrol.
坦桑尼亚于1974年在东南部林迪地区的松戈松戈岛首次发现天然气，随后于1982年在邻近姆特瓦拉地区的姆纳齐湾有了第二次发现。
Tanzania made its first natural gas discovery in 1974 on the Songo Songo Island in the south-east Lindi region, followed by a second discovery at Mnazi Bay in neighbouring region of Mtwara in 1982.
这些发现的商业化始于2004年。这推动了陆上和海上的进一步天然气勘探，其中2016年发现了最大的单一天然气田，储量为2.7万亿立方英尺。更多非洲大陆新闻请访问。
The commercialisation of these discoveries began in 2004. This propelled further gas exploration both onshore and offshore, with the largest single discovery of 2.7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in 2016. Go to for more news from the African continent.
