August 2001
Supplement
01-08_outlook_africa_T1.htm (Aug-2001)
A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
| Significant African discoveries, July 2000 to July 2001 | ||||||
| Date |
Operator |
Location |
Well |
Remarks |
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| Angola | ||||||
| Oct. 2000 | Chevron | Offshore Block 14 | Tomboco-1 | Combined rate of 17,000 bopd | ||
| Sept. 2000 | Chevron | Offshore Block 14 | Lobito-1 | Tested 10,200 bopd; 35°API+E27 | ||
| Dec. 2000 | BP | Offshore Block 18 | Cobalto | Oil; no other information released | ||
| Nov. 2000 | BP | Offshore Block 18 | Paladio | Tested 3,980 bopd; 4,044-ft water | ||
| Nov. 2000 | ExxonMobil | Offshore Block 15 | Batuque-1 | Tested 5,200 bopd; 2,400-ft water; 12,400-ft TD | ||
| Oct. 2000 | BP | Offshore Block 18 | Cromio | No other information released | ||
| Aug. 2000 | TotalFinaElf | Offshore Block 17 | Perpetua-1 | Tested 8,700 bopd; 2,600-ft water | ||
| Aug. 2000 | ExxonMobil | Offshore Block 15 | Saxi-1 | Tested 5,400 bopd; 2,200-ft water; 10,800-ft TD | ||
| Feb. 2001 | ExxonMobil | Offshore Block 15 | Mavacola-1 | Tested 3,280 bopd; 3,788-ft water | ||
| Mar. 2001 | ExxonMobil | Offshore Block 15 | Mbulumbumba-1 | 2,790-ft water; 12,400-ft TD | ||
| May 2001 | ExxonMobil | Offshore Block 15 | Vicango-1 | 6,890-ft TD; 3,200-ft water; 11th Block 15 find | ||
| June 2001 | ExxonMobil | Offshore Block 24 | Semba-1 | Combined rate 3,039 bopd; 12,287-ft TD | ||
| July 2001 | Chevron | Offshore Block 14 | Tombua-1 | Two zones, comb. @ 10,022 bopd; 10,500-ft TD | ||
| Congo | ||||||
| July 2001 | Maurel & Prom | Kouilou offshore | M'Boundi Well 1 | To be tested; 6,967-ft TD; 400-ft oil column | ||
| Egypt | ||||||
| Sept. 2000 | Burullus Gas Co. | West Delta Deep Marine | Sapphire-1 | Tested 35 MMcfgd & 1,100 bcpd | ||
| June 2001 | Apache | Ras El Hekma | REH-2X | Tested 2,207 bcpd & 12.4 MMcfgd; 12,500-ft TD | ||
| Mar. 2001 | Devon South | West Gebel El-Zeit | SWGEZ-2 | So. Suez; combined @ 6,700 bopd, 2.4 MMcfgd | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | ||||||
| June 2001 | Triton Energy | Offshore Block G | Okume-1 (G-5) | Untested; 7,064-ft TD; 200-ft net oil pay | ||
| June 2001 | Triton Energy | Offshore Block G | Oveng-1 (G-6) | Untested; 5,325-ft TD; 168-ft net oil pay | ||
| Libya | ||||||
| Nov. 2000 | Repsol-YPF | Murzuk basin Block NC186 | A-1 | Tested 2,500 bopd | ||
| Mar. 2001 | Repsol-YPF | Murzuk basin Block NC186 | B-1 | Tested 1,300 bopd | ||
| May 2001 | Repsol-YPF | Murzuk basin Block NC186 | A-2 | Tested 2,670 bopd; 44°API | ||
| Mauritania | ||||||
| May 2001 | Woodside | Offshore Area B | Chinguetti-1 | Untested; 8,594-ft TD; 282-ft pay | ||
| Sudan | ||||||
| Mar. 2001 | Lundin Oil | Onshore Block 5A | Thar Jath-1 | Two zones; combined @ 4,260 bopd; 118-ft net pay | ||
