Project Profile
Value: $350 Million
Startup Year: 2014
Water Depth: 1,798 m
Block SL-07B-10 is located offshore Sierra Leone. Water depths in the block are up to 1,800 metres.
The Venus discovery encountered over 14 metres of hydrocarbon pay. The discovery well was drilled to a total depth of 5,638 metres in 1,798 metres of water.
The Mercury discovery was drilled to a total depth of 4,862 metres in water depths of 1,600 metres. The well encountered about 41 metres of net oil pay in two Cretaceous-age fan systems.
Operators:
Anadarko Petroleum: Operator and 55% interest
Repsol YPF: 25% interest
Mitsubishi Corporation: 10% interest
Tullow Oil plc.: 10% interest