Project Profile
Location: onshore Block 13T
Reserves: 750 million barrels
Start-up Year: 2021-2022
Following the Ngamia-1 discovery, the company and its operating partner on Block 13T, Tullow, focused additional efforts to better delineate the prospects along the Ngamia-1 trend northward into Block 13T. based upon the recently acquired 500 km of 2-D seismic data, six additional 'Ngamia-style' prospects were mapped in Block 13T, including the company and its partner's next exploration well, Twiga South-1, which recently spud in Kenya. The Twiga South-1 well is planned to a total depth of 3,114 metres and targets the same structural trend and reservoirs as the recent Ngamia-1 oil discovery 23 kilometres to the south. An additional 500 km of 2-D seismic is now being acquired in conjunction with additional seismic acquisition in Block 10BB to mature further leads into drillable prospects.
With the completion of the original 500 km of 2-D seismic, the company fully satisfied its work obligations for the initial exploration period under the Block 13T PSC. The partnership elected to proceed into the next phase of exploration and have received formal government approval. The next exploration period which expires in September 2014 includes a commitment to drill one exploratory well and acquire 200 sq. km of 3-D seismic.
Operators:
Tullow Oil: Operator with 50% interest
Maersk Oil & Gas: 25% interest (owned by Total)
Africa Oil Corporation: 25% interest
Contractors:
Schlumberger: FDP draft for the South Lokichar Basin oil discoveries. (April, 2018)