Coal Mining Site in Mozambique Africa, Land of Natural Resources: the Whole Picture Exploring the Potential of Its Energy and Metal Resources
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Coal Mining Site in Mozambique Africa, Land of Natural Resources: The Whole Picture Exploring the Potential of Its Energy and Metal Resources 【Coal】 Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation Development of Coking Coal in Inland Mozambique The Public Relations Magazine of the Future of Resources and Energy ■ Coal Mining Development in Mozambique ▶Coal Development in Mozambique's Tete Province vol. by Japanese Companies (Main Projects Only) Coal is still an important energy resource, and its demand is growing in developing Zambia Tanzania countries such as China and India, making it increasingly difficult to secure a stable Malawi supply of coal. Japan is developing new sources around the world, and Mozambique in Nippon Steel & Niassa Africa is one of the promising area for coal production in the future. Sumitomo Metal Province A 5 year coal industry development plan has started in Mozambique in 2012, led by the Corporation Group 32 (Revuboe) Nacala Railway Japanese government, and JOGMEC is currently in charge of the following operations: Riversdale(Zambeze) 1) Geological surveys: JSPL(changara) JOGMEC is working together with the government of Mozambique in the provinces of Nacala MAR. Niassa and Manica, which show great promises for coal reserves. From 2013 it moves to Tete New rail line construction 2013.3 full scale surveys, such as borings. 2) A coal industry master plan for future coal use: Vale(Moatize) Coal Rio Tinto(Benga) development JOGMEC is carrying out surveys on needs and potentials of coal related industries in project area Manica the coal production areas, and from 2013 we plan to formulate a master plan and an Province Sena Railroad implementation plan. Zimbabwe Since especially Mozambique has a plenty of reserves for hard caking coal which is Beira essential to produce steel and which global reserves are quite limited, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation and Nippon Steel Trading Company have been engaged in Africa, a coal development project (the Revuboe Project) in this country from the beginning, Active coal mine and JOGMEC is providing the project with supports in order to secure a stable supply Under development Land of Natural Resources: of coal for Japan in the future. South Africa Existing coal export port Unlike oil and natural gas, which can be transported over land by pipelines, rail systems Planned coal export port are important for transportation of coal. Coal transportations also require ports which MAPUTO(Matola) are capable of accommodating large ships. Coal development should move forward with Swaziland The Whole Picture that of infrastructures of the nation and therefore it is a process to contribute to the nation building itself of Mozambique. Exploring the Potential of ■ Africa Promises High Potential for Coal as Well ▶Global Proved Recoverable Coal Reserves Its Energy and Metal Resources According to WEC, as of the end of 2008, proved recoverable coal reserves in an entire (as of end of 2008) Africa are 31.7 billion tons, which accounts for just 3.7% of the world's reserves Sources:World Energy Council, 2010 Survey of Energy Resources (including lignite). And most of them are located in South Africa. But it is possible that (million tons) Lignite this is due to insufficient surveying outside of South Africa, and that there will be many 300,000 Sub-bituminous coal Bituminous coal discoveries of coal reserves in surrounding countries in the future. 250,000 In the southeast area of Africa, as a result of recent surveys, approximately 20 billion 200,000 tons of coal resources have been reported in Tete Province, Mozambique (Clean Coal Symposium, 2011, Tokyo). In Botswana as well, 3.3 billion tons of measured coal reserves 150,000 have been confirmed (McCloskey Coal Exports Conference 2009). There is a high expec- 100,000 tation for the discovery of abundant resources in Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Madagascar, 50,000 too JOGMEC is going to proceed with development projects which contribute to secur- ing a stable supply of coal for Japan, and deepen strong relationships between Japan and 0 Africa North South Asia Europe Middle Oceania the countries of Africa. America America East Cover photo courtesy of Mitsui & Co. (photo of the Mozambique offshore gas field production test) Percentage of Waste Paper pulp 100% ©Anadarko Petroleum Corporation The eyes of the resource development industry are turning to Hopes for north African ▶Ratio of African resource reserves to world reserves Africa. Tunisia shale gas 9.5% 7.9% 3.7% The African continent has long been considered rich in potential energy and metal resources. However, many of its countries have been plagued by civil wars and political instability since Morocco Oil Natural Coal gaining independence, and infrastructure development lags. This gas has prevented full-fledged resource development in all but a handful of locations. Algeria In recent years, however, this situation has begun changing Libya Sources: WEC, 2010 Survey of Energy Resources dramatically. Wars have ended, and the number of countries who Egypt Other 5% Madagascar 2% Botswana wish to grow economically by leveraging their resources has Western South Africa 5% 1% Sahara increased. Democratic Republic of the One of the early supporters of these moves by African countries Congo 45% Platinum has been Japan. TICAD (the Tokyo International Conference on Other Cobalt Nickel metals African Development) will be held in Yokohama from June 1 to Mauritania 51% 3. This will be the fifth session of the conference, which began in Cabo South Africa Other Verde 95% 92% 1998, and is held jointly by organizations such as the United Mali Niger Zambia 4% Nations, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and Source: USGS mineral commodity summaries 2013 Sudan the World Bank. What sets TICAD apart the most is that it does Eritrea *Oil, natural gas, and coal figures are for proved recoverable reserves. Chad Metal resource figures are for proved reserves. not restrict itself to mere economic aid, but instead is focused on Senegal eliminating poverty in Africa and expanding its interaction with Gambia Djibouti the rest of the world economy. It has emphasized the need for Burkina Faso economic development to be accompanied by societal Guinea Guinea‐Bissau development, such as education, health and hygiene, and support Benin Nigeria Ghana for the impoverished. JOGMEC, which is involved in many Sierra Leone Ethiopia Republic of Togo South Sudan resource development projects in Africa, holds this philosophy in Cote d'Ivoire Central African high regard, and has striven to create resource development Liberia Republic Cameroon business which is beneficial to both resource-rich countries and Japan. From Ghana deep sea large scale oil Equatorial Somalia As surveys of wide expanses of Africa have progressed, they field discovery to deep seas around Sierra Leone Guinea Uganda Republic Digging has finally begun have found that the continent's resource potential is far greater and Liberia, and further on to South America Kenya than originally believed. Deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and of the in the Great Rift Valley of Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe Gabon Congo metal resources including rare metals have been discovered. eastern Africa Democratic Republic Rwanda Many geological structures potentially rich in these resources Main oil producing countries of the Congo Burundi have also been identified. Countries with proved oil reserves of 10 billion barrels or more (as of January, 2013) and daily production of 1 This special edition focuses on the latest information about million barrels or more (estimated, 2012) resources in the constantly changing African continent. (Based on data from Dec., 2012, edition of the Oil & Gas Tanzania Journal) Niobium, tantalum, Seychelles Main natural gas producing countries Copper, uranium, rare earth Countries with proved reserves of 10Tcf or more and cobalt ▶Direct investment in Africa by Japan daily commercial production of 1Bcf or more (both as of Sources: JETRO international balance of payments statistics, UNCTAD statistics January, 2011) (Million dollars) (Million dollars) Comoros Expansive gas fields in the 8,000 800,000 (Based on CEDIGAZ 2011 data) Metal resource development regions Angola deep sea off the Angola Malawi 6,000 600,000 [Copper, cobalt, platinum metals, nickel, eastern coast of Africa niobium, tantalum, uranium, rare earth, manganese] deep sea Balance of direct investment in Africa Zambia 4,000 400,000 Coal development regions pre-salt (Main regions only, including those in the project stage) Madagascar 2,000 200,000 Promising oil and natural gas Mozambique Mauritius development regions Zimbabwe 0 0 1996 97 98 99 2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 (Year) Nickel To South Africa To other African countries Balance of direct investment in Africa also includes investment within African countries Namibia Botswana Platinum metals, Swaziland nickel, manganese Lesotho Africa, South Africa Land of Natural Resources: The Whole Picture Kenya, Maasai Mara National Reserve Exploring the Potential of Its Energy and Metal Resources 02 JOGMEC NEWS vol.32 JOGMEC NEWS vol.32 03 ■ The Giant Gas Field in Mozambique ▶Exploration Sites at which Gas Fields Have Been ▶Great Rift Valley of Eastern Africa ■ Oil Dug Up in the Great Rift Valley of Eastern Africa Discovered in the Deep Sea off the East Coast of Africa, Whose Discovery Startled the World and Nearby Exploration Sites In spring of 2012, the British oil development company Tullow Oil succeeded at exploratory