Maersk Sees Success with Angola's Block 16 Well

Angola’s Block 16 has seen a new discovery according to a release by the block's operator Maersk Oil Angola. The company, partnered with Sonangol and Odebrecht Oil & Gas, successfully completed drilling the Caporolo-1 exploration well in the Lower Congo Basin with positive results.

Caporolo-1 is a step-out exploration well on a separate structure adjacent to, and not part of, the existing Chissonga discovery in Block 16. A production test was conducted with a maximum rate of 3,000 bpd on a 36/64” choke size. The well was drilled in 1,235 meters of water to a total depth of 5,508 meters using the Pride South Pacific semisub drilling rig.

“We are encouraged by yet another success on Block 16. This is a result of our continued commitment to Angola and a further step towards our goal of building up a significant business in the country,” said Anders Damgaard, MD of Maersk Oil in Angola.

“The successful results of the Caporolo-1 well warrants additional appraisal and substantial evaluation to determine whether the discovery is large enough to eventually develop,” Damgaard said.

The company and its partners will continue exploration work on the block based on these encouraging results.