Tullow discovers hydrocarbons in Kenya
Tullow Oil has discovered gas at an exploration well in the L8 Licence area, the first hydrocarbon discovery offshore Kenya.
Tullow Oil has discovered gas at an exploration well in the L8 Licence area, the first hydrocarbon discovery offshore Kenya.
In a very brief statement on Monday morning, the company said that the Mbawa-1 exploration well was drilled to a depth of 2,553 metres and encountered around 52 metres of net gas pay in porous Cretaceous sandstones.
The well will be drilled to a total depth of 3,275 metres to target further exploration objectives, the firm said.
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Angus McCoss, Tullow's Exploration Director, commented: "A gas discovery on prognosis in the shallowest objective at Mbawa-1 is an encouraging start to our East African Transform Margin exploration campaign. This is the first hydrocarbon discovery offshore Kenya.
"The on-going drilling remains on course to test for any deeper oil potential within this gas prone region".
Tullow holds just a 15% in the Block L8 Licence, while the operator, Apache, has a 50% interest, Origin Energy owns 20% and Pancontinental holds 15%.
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