{"article":{"annotation":{"article_id":"tanzania-reports-three-completed-mnazi-bay-gas-wells","available_at":"2026-10-21T00:46:59.219991Z","geography_revision":"ef6ee0010dda5fe7b240fd514749b43e214c57da73222d2e40ec83b276dd0977","id":"dfcdf83221c511dbe66eff337d92090571338cb3aac18bd0d313c1a93bfd4e81","input_sha256":"2df54d771ff2d585df7e15e2ae5a488811565d859084afcab9c94c99f4be45e0","limitations":["Rule-derived subjects are candidates, not verified editorial labels or calibrated model probabilities.","Coverage is distinct from event location. 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Minister Juma Zuberi Homera said two were development wells and one was an exploration well, drilled by the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation with partner M&P.","The ministry reported a new gas discovery but said its volume would be announced later. The 57.54 trillion cubic feet cited in the release is the existing reported national quantity, not the size of the new discovery. The government also said it expected to unveil the wells the following week in Msimbati village, Mtwara."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"TZ","data":{"blocks":[{"columns":[{"key":"type","label":{"ar":"نوع البئر","de":"Bohrungstyp","en":"Well type","es":"Tipo de pozo","fr":"Type de puits","pt":"Tipo de poço","tr":"Kuyu türü"},"language":"en","type":"text"},{"key":"well_count","label":{"ar":"عدد الآبار","de":"Anzahl der Bohrungen","en":"Number of wells","es":"Número de pozos","fr":"Nombre de puits","pt":"Número de poços","tr":"Kuyu sayısı"},"type":"number","unit":"count"}],"description":{"ar":"أنواع وأعداد آبار الغاز المكتملة التي أعلنتها وزارة الطاقة في 18 أكتوبر.","de":"Art und Anzahl der fertiggestellten Gasbohrungen laut Energieministerium vom 18. 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Das Volumen des neuen Fundes war noch nicht bekannt; 57,54 Billionen Kubikfuß bezeichnen die zuvor gemeldete nationale Menge, nicht den neuen Fund.","en":"The ministry reports three wells: two development wells and one exploration well. It had not yet disclosed the new discovery’s volume; 57.54 trillion cubic feet is the existing reported national quantity, not the new discovery amount.","es":"El ministerio informa de tres pozos: dos de desarrollo y uno de exploración. Aún no había comunicado el volumen del nuevo hallazgo; los 57,54 billones de pies cúbicos son la cantidad nacional existente que se había informado, no el volumen del nuevo hallazgo.","fr":"Le ministère annonce trois puits : deux puits de développement et un puits d’exploration. Le volume de la nouvelle découverte n’était pas encore communiqué ; les 57,54 billions de pieds cubes correspondent au volume national existant annoncé, et non à celui de la nouvelle découverte.","pt":"O ministério informa três poços: dois de desenvolvimento e um de exploração. O volume da nova descoberta ainda não tinha sido divulgado; 57,54 biliões de pés cúbicos correspondem à quantidade nacional existente reportada, não ao volume da nova descoberta.","tr":"Bakanlık toplam üç kuyu bildiriyor: ikisi geliştirme, biri arama kuyusu. Yeni keşfin hacmi henüz açıklanmadı; 57,54 trilyon fit küp ülkedeki mevcut bildirilen miktardır, yeni keşif miktarı değildir."},"rowTranslations":[{"type":{"ar":"تطوير","de":"Entwicklung","en":"Development","es":"Desarrollo","fr":"Développement","pt":"Desenvolvimento","tr":"Geliştirme kuyusu"}},{"type":{"ar":"استكشاف","de":"Exploration","en":"Exploration","es":"Exploración","fr":"Exploration","pt":"Exploração","tr":"Arama kuyusu"}}],"rows":[{"type":"Development","well_count":2},{"type":"Exploration","well_count":1}],"sourceUrls":["https://www.nishati.go.tz/news/kiasi-cha-gesi-asilia-kuongezeka-nchini-kufuatia-ugunduzi-mpya-mnazi-bay-dkt-homera"],"title":{"ar":"الآبار المكتملة في منازي باي","de":"Fertiggestellte Bohrungen in Mnazi Bay","en":"Completed wells at Mnazi Bay","es":"Pozos terminados en Mnazi Bay","fr":"Puits achevés à Mnazi Bay","pt":"Poços concluídos em Mnazi Bay","tr":"Mnazi Bay'de tamamlanan 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The government also said it expected to unveil the wells the following week in Msimbati village, Mtwara.","title":"Tanzania reports three completed gas wells at Mnazi Bay","topics":[],"translations":[{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/tanzania-reports-three-completed-mnazi-bay-gas-wells?lang=tr","language":"tr","url":"https://newsverum.com/tr/news/tanzania-reports-three-completed-mnazi-bay-gas-wells"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/tanzania-reports-three-completed-mnazi-bay-gas-wells?lang=en","language":"en","url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/tanzania-reports-three-completed-mnazi-bay-gas-wells"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/tanzania-reports-three-completed-mnazi-bay-gas-wells?lang=ar","language":"ar","url":"https://newsverum.com/ar/news/tanzania-reports-three-completed-mnazi-bay-gas-wells"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/tanzania-reports-three-completed-mnazi-bay-gas-wells?lang=fr","language":"fr","url":"https://newsverum.com/fr/news/tanzania-reports-three-completed-mnazi-bay-gas-wells"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/tanzania-reports-three-completed-mnazi-bay-gas-wells?lang=es","language":"es","url":"https://newsverum.com/es/news/tanzania-reports-three-completed-mnazi-bay-gas-wells"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/tanzania-reports-three-completed-mnazi-bay-gas-wells?lang=de","language":"de","url":"https://newsverum.com/de/news/tanzania-reports-three-completed-mnazi-bay-gas-wells"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/tanzania-reports-three-completed-mnazi-bay-gas-wells?lang=pt","language":"pt","url":"https://newsverum.com/pt/news/tanzania-reports-three-completed-mnazi-bay-gas-wells"}],"url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/tanzania-reports-three-completed-mnazi-bay-gas-wells"},"version":"1"}