Africa Drilling & Completion News

An appraisal well on the deepwater Tweneboa discovery offshore Ghana has intersected a large hydrocarbon column, according to operator Tullow Oil.

Afren’s latest appraisal well on the Ebok field off Nigeria has exceeded expectations.

Keppel FELS has delivered the West Vencedor, the sixth of seven KFELS semisubmersible drilling tenders, to Seadrill.

Songa Offshore SE has secured a one-well firm, plus one-well optional, extension agreement to its existing one-well contract from CNOOC Africa.

The Mahogany Deep-2 appraisal well offshore Ghana has confirmed the down-dip extent of the main Jubilee reservoirs and intersected two new light oil accumulations, Kosmos Energy says.

PA Resources has budgeted funds for 10 to 12 exploratory wells next year, on prospects with cumulative resources estimated at around 650 MMboe.

The Owowo South B-1 well offshore Nigeria has hit pay, according to operator Total Exploration & Production Nigeria.

Keppel FELS is on track to deliver the West Vencedor, the sixth of seven KFELS semisubmersible drilling tenders, to Seadrill before the end of the year.

Total’s Owowo South B-1 exploratory well earlier this year off Nigeria was an oil discovery, partner Nexen has confirmed.

The Odum-2 appraisal well has confirmed the 2008 Odum oil discovery on the West Cape Three Points block, offshore Ghana, according to operator Kosmos Energy.

The Ebok-5 well, offshore Nigeria, has struck four oil-bearing reservoirs ranging in measured depth from 2,341 ft to 3,090 ft (714 m to 942 m), according to Afren and Oriental Energy Resources.

The Manganês-01 well in block 18/06, offshore Angola, has hit pay, according to operator Petrobras.

The deepwater Jubilee field development offshore Ghana is on track to deliver first oil late in 2010, according to partner Tullow Oil.

The Cabaça Norte-1 well, offshore Angola, has hit pay, according to operator Eni Angola.

AuDAX Resources has awarded Atwood Oceanics a contract for drilling rig services on the Sambuca prospect, offshore Tunisia, using the semisubmersible Atwood Southern Cross.

Afren has announced the following updates to Ebok-5 appraisal well and Phase 1a of the field development plan for the Ebok project offshore Nigeria:

Ultra deepwater may no longer be an impediment to managed pressure drilling (MPD) with the advent of new technology.

The Cabaça Norte-1 well, offshore Angola, has hit pay, according to operator Eni.

The Gardenia-1 well in block 17/06 has hit pay, according to Total subsidiary TEPA (Block 17/06) Ltd.

The Mahogany-4 appraisal well in West Cape Three Points block, offshore Ghana, has struck oil and gas, according to operator Kosmos Energy.

The South Grand Lahou exploration well in block CI-105, offshore Cote d'Ivoire, is dry, according to operator Anadarko Petroleum.

Operator BP has hit oil pay with the Tebe discovery in ultra deepwater block 31, offshore Angola.

The Transocean jackup Adriatic IX has started first-phase development drilling on the Ebok field, 50 km (31 mi) offshore southeast Nigeria in 135 ft (41 m) of water.

The Sankofa -1A well in the Cape Three Points block offshore Ghana has hit pay, according to the Ghana National Petroleum Corp. (GNPC) and Vitol Upstream Ghana.