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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Kenya saw the spud of another offshore well with Anadarko Petroleum’s first of two planned wells for 2013. The last well drilled offshore in the country was the Mbawa-1 well by an Apache Corp.-led JV.
The well, targeting the Kiboko prospect on Block L11B, was spud in mid-January. The second well planned will be spud on Block L7 will target the Kubwa prospect. It is expected that the wells will cost an estimated $100 million each.
The firm is the operator of blocks L7 and L11B and holds 45% stake in each.
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