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Statoil makes another high-impact gas discovery offshore Tanzania

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Statoil reports another high-impact gas discovery offshore Tanzania; the discovery in the Piri prospect is Statoil’s and co-venturer ExxonMobil’s sixth discovery and the fifth high-impact discovery in Block 2 offshore Tanzania. The well location is two kilometres southwest of the Lavani-1 well at 2,360-meter water depth.

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Statoil announces another high-impact natural gas discovery offshore Tanzania

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Statoil announced its fifth discovery in Block 2 offshore Tanzania. miles) north of the Zafarani discovery, and at a water depth of 2,500 meters (8,202 feet). miles) north of the Zafarani discovery, and at a water depth of 2,500 meters (8,202 feet). 1 Tcf gas = 180 million barrels of oil equivalent.).

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Statoil makes third gas discovery in deepwater offshore Tanzania

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Statoil’s Lavani-2 exploration and appraisal well has resulted in a new natural gas discovery offshore Tanzania. The Lavani-2 well was drilled to a total depth of 5,270 meters (17,290 ft) in water depths of 2,580 meters (8,465 ft). Statoil has been in Tanzania since 2007, when it was awarded the licence for Block 2.

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Statoil and ExxonMobil report another large-impact gas discovery in deepwater offshore Tanzania

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Statoil and partner ExxonMobil report a large gas discovery (Lavani) in the Statoil-operated Block 2 licence offshore Tanzania. This is the second large offshore Tanzania discovery (Zafarani) reported by the partners. The results so far mark an important step towards a possible natural gas development in Tanzania.

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Statoil and ExxonMobil announce large deepwater gas discovery offshore Tanzania

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Statoil and partner ExxonMobil have made a large gas discovery offshore Tanzania. Statoil announced on 17 February that the partnership had encountered indications of natural gas in the Zafarani exploration well in the Block 2 licence offshore Tanzania. —Tim Dodson, executive vice president for Exploration in Statoil.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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US intelligence and defense agencies say such environmental changes can lead to energy insecurity, water and food shortages, and social instability. The IDB Group is composed of the Inter-American Development Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) and the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF).