MTWARA, June 26 -- Three natural gas wells are expected to be drilled in the Mnazi Bay Block located in Mtwara Region, marking ten (10) years since the last well was drilled in that block.

The drilling of the said wells, scheduled to begin in November 2025, aims to increase natural gas production from the Mnazi Bay Block by more than 30 million cubic feet per day.

Speaking at the opening of a workshop for contractors who will run the projects, organised in Dar es Salaam, Thursday, the representative of the Director General of the Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority (PURA), Mr Charles Nyangi, said the upcoming historic development in the Mnazi Bay Block is a result of the Governments efforts to advance the oil and natural gas sub-sec...