Aminex and Solo suffer Tanzanian setback

Oil and gas explorers Aminex and Solo Oil took a tumble after a disappointing drilling result at that their jointly owned Ntorya-1 exploration well in the Ruvuma Basin onshore in Tanzania.

Oil and gas explorers Aminex and Solo Oil took a tumble after a disappointing drilling result at that their jointly owned Ntorya-1 exploration well in the Ruvuma Basin onshore in Tanzania.

Hopes were raised at the end of February when Aminex, the operator and 75% owner of the Ruvuma production share agreement, Aminex reported that a gas discovery had been made in a 25 metre gross sand interval in the well.

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