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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Mazarine Energy’s subsidiary, Mazarine Energy Tunisia B.V., and partner ETAP commenced a two-well drilling campaign in the Zaafrane permit in central Tunisia. The first well, Cat-1, was spud on February 10. The wells, targeting the Ordovician, will be drilled to a depth of 3,900 meters. The campaign is expected to last up to six months.
Mazarine plans to develop the field within two years if hydrocarbons are discovered. The Zaafrane permit spans an area of 5,168 sq km within a historically prolific oil and gas producing region. Mazarine Energy is the operator of the Zaafrane permit with ETAP and MEDEX as partners.
“Spudding the Cat-1 well within 12 months of acquiring the new 3D seismic is a major achievement,” said Mazarine Energy executive chairman Edward van Kersbergen. “This milestone is a tribute to the hard work of Mazarine Energy’s Tunisian team and would not have been possible without the dedicated support of our partner ETAP.”
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