The National Petroleum Institute (INP) is planning to install an online device, which will work in real time, to monitor the amount of natural gas produced and exported from the Temane processing plant, located in the Inhassoro district of Inhambane province. This gas is destined for the South African market.
According to information from the Mozambican Information Agency (AIM), the chairman of INP’s board of directors, Nazário Bangalane, explained that the implementation of this system aims to improve the control mechanisms in the process of producing and exporting natural gas, a vital resource for the Mozambican economy.
Bangalane stressed that the current monitoring is done through visits to monitor and calibrate the equipment, but the introduction of an online control system is seen as an urgent need to ensure more rigorous and optimized monitoring.
“We have technical teams that carry out regular monitoring and take part in calibrating the equipment, which assures us of the reliability of the processes. However, with new production fields expected to come on stream in the future, we need more assertive and efficient control,” said Bangalane.
With the Temane Gas Processing Plant (CPF) already up and running, INP is focused on improving monitoring to ensure that future operations are carried out with maximum precision and efficiency. This step is seen as crucial, especially as the country prepares for the start-up of new gas production fields.
“We need to interact with companies that specialize in this area and we’re going to step up our game. CPF is already producing, but we have other fields that will join this process in the future,” concluded Bangalane.
