00-08_outlook_africa_T1.htm (Aug-2000)

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Significant African discoveries July 1999 – July 2000
Date		Operator	Location	Well	Remarks

Egypt
	Aug. 1999	Repsol	Khalda in Western Desert	Kahraman C-17	Tested 850 bopd on an ESP
	Feb. 2000	Repsol	Khalda Offset,Western Desert	Neith South 1X	Tested 2,778 bopd and 4.5 MMcfgd
	Mar. 2000	Repsol	Khalda in Western Desert	Shams 8X	Tested 25.3 MMcfgd and 139 bcpd
	Apr. 2000	Repsol	East Bahariya, Western Desert	Karama 1X	Tested 1,520 bopd and 500 Mcfgd
	July 2000	Shell	Matruh Onshore	Jc18-1	14,820-ft TD suspended pending testing

Equatorial Guinea
	Oct. 1999	Triton	Offshore Rio Muni basin	Mbini 1	9,700-ft TD; tested 12,400 bopd

Algeria
	Aug. 1999	Burlington	Menzel Lejmat Block 405	MLNW 1	Tested 8,459 bopd & 12.6 MMcfgd
	April 2000	Burlington	Menzel Lejmat Block 405	MLNW 2	Appraisal well; tested 12,813 bopd
	May 2000	Arco	Onshore Berkine basin	Semhari East 1	Suspended; good RFT/log results

Nigeria
	Dec. 1999	ExxonMobil	Offshore OPL 209	Erha 2	Appraisal well; tested 2,800 bopd
	May 2000	TotalFinaElf	Offshore OPL 246	Akpo 1	4,500-ft waters; flow rate 9,000 bopd
	June 2000	Famfa	Offshore OPL Block 216	Ikija 1	6,0666-ft waters; suspended
	July 2000	RD/Shell	Onshore Rivers state	N/A	Soku North area

Congo
	May 2000	TotalFinaElf	Offshore MTPS	Andromede Marine 1	6,200-ft waters; tested 7,000 bopd

Angola
	July 1999	Exxon	Offshore Block 15	Chocalho	3,763-ft waters; tested 4,554 bopd
	Sept. 1999	TotalFinaElf	Offshore Block 17	Orquidea 1	3,900-ft waters; 8,100-ft TD
	Sept. 1999	ExxonMobil	Offshore Block 15	Xicomba	4,445-ft waters; tested 1,435 bopd
	Oct. 1999	TotalFinaElf	Offshore Block 17	Cravo 1	4,452-ft waters; tested 12,800 bopd
	Dec. 1999	TotalFinaElf	Offshore Block 17	Camelia 1	4,252-ft waters; tested 9,000 bopd
	April 2000	ExxonMobile	Offshore Block 17	Jasmin 1	4,239-ft waters; tested 11,000 bopd
	May 2000	BP Amoco	Offshore Block 18	Galio	4,062-ft waters; tested 4,770 bopd
	June 2000	ExxonMobil	Offshore Block 15	Mondo	2,428-ft waters; tested 4,200bopd