For now, the companies are waiting for a development licence. Aminex confirmed to Energy Voice that this “unlocks activity pertaining to the development of the field". This includes drilling production wells or well workovers.
“ARA is now well positioned to take decisive steps towards developing the asset and ensuring that the natural gas produced from the Ntorya field is introduced to the market as quickly as possible."
ARA Petroleum Tanzania (APT) should spud a well in Tanzania in November, partner Aminex has said, with production from Ntorya starting at the end of 2024.
The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has issued a certificate to Aminex, marking another step forward in its work to farm out a stake in the Ruvuma licence.
Aminex has received an extension to its Mtwara licence, in Tanzania, satisfying one of the remaining conditions of its farm-out agreement with ARA Petroleum Tanzania.
UK based upstream oil and gas company Aminex has nearly tripled its resource estimate for the Ruvuma Petroleum Sharing Agreement ("Ruvuma PSA") in Tanzania.
Aminex's Kiliwani North well has upped its output to 30 mmcf per day, approximately 5,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, the company today confirmed.
Aminex has secured an extension to its repayment agreement with its lender. The 18-month reprieve comes after the operator struck a number of deals in Tanzania.