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VAALCO spuds

Angola probe

VAALCO Energy spudded the post-salt Kindele-1 well, its ? rst exploration well on

Block 5 offshore Angola using

Transocean’s Celtic Sea semi- submersible drilling rig.

The well will be drilled to a planned total depth of 2250m in about 100m water depth.

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The Kindele-1 well will test a fault block adjacent to

F the Mubafo discovery, which

G tested oil from the Mucanzo sand section within the Pinda

Q group formations.

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The Kindele-1 will be

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P section. The well will then

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O estimated depth of 2250m for geologic and geophysical cor-

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D to take approximately six weeks to drill to total depth.

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BP in second Nile ? nd

BP made its second gas discovery in the East

Mediterranean Sea at its North 220km off the west coast three gas discoveries which carry out detailed geological Damietta Offshore concession of Ireland at about 2500m comprise the Aasta Hansteen evaluation of the hydrocarbon in the East Nile Delta.

water depth. Further seismic ? eld development: Luva, potential of an area designated The discovery was made at interpretation work continues Haklang and Snefrid South. as Mediterranee Ouest. This is the Atoll-1 deepwater explora- on the fast-track 3D volume The discovery well an area comprising 3433sq km tion well located about 80km and the main interpretation, 6706/12-2, drilled by offshore Morocco. north of Damietta city.

mapping and seismic attribute Transocean Spitsbergen, The well was drilled in

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Eni encounters analysis work will be com- proved a 105m gas column in 923m water depth using the gas offshore Libya pleted on the ? nal migrated the Nise Formation. Maersk Discoverer semisub- 3D volume, which the com- Statoil is due to drill a Eni made a signi? cant gas mersible, which reached pany expects to receive at the second exploration well in ? nd at the B1-16/4 well in the 6400m and penetrated end of this month (April). the vicinity of Aasta Hansteen Bahr Essalam South explo- approximately 50m of gas following Snefrid Nord to ration prospect located in pay in high quality Oligocene

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Gas ? nd boosts Aasta increase upside in the area. Contract Area D, about 82km sandstones.

Hansteen resources from the Libyan coast and

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Statoil and its partners on 22km from the production

Mubadala Iran ? res up

I to study off Morocco South Pars Phase 12 production license 218 in the ? eld of Bahr Essalam.

Norwegian Sea discovered gas Mubadala Petroleum The well was drilled at Phase 12 of the giant South close to Aasta Hansteen. signed an agreement with 150m water depth, where Pars gas ? eld has been

The Snefrid Nord discov- Morocco’s Of? ce National gas and condensates were brought online. Phase 12, ery, estimated to contain des Hydrocarbures et des encountered in the Metlaoui described as the biggest phase 31-57 MMboe, will increase Mines (ONHYM) to carry formation of Eocene age. of the development, of? cially the Aasta Hansteen ? eld out an evaluation of the During production testing, the launched operation before the development resource base by hydrocarbon potential of a well showed to produce 29 end of the current Iranian year around 15% and improve the large area offshore Morocco’s MMscf/d and above 600 b/d (March 20), said the Iranian newbuild Polarled pipeline Mediterranean coast. The of condensate. Eni estimates National Oil Company. utilization, says Statoil. agreement provides Mubadala that the well will deliver South Pars is the largest gas

Snefrid Nord is in the deep- Petroleum with an exclusive about 50 MMscf/d and 1000 ? eld in the world – sitting in water Vøring area, close to the reconnaissance license to b/d of condensate. shallow water in the Persian oedigital.com April 2015 | OE 17 016_OE0415_Global Briefs.indd 17 3/23/15 2:06 PM