Petroleum Africa
Find us on: 
Friday, January 3, 2014
Drilling on Block 7 offshore Tanzania did not go as well as planned for Ophir Energy; the company reported that its Mlinzi Mbali-1 well came up dry. The well was drilled by the Deepsea Metro I drillship and was targeting a structural crest within a Lower Cretaceous channel complex, with secondary targets in the Upper Cretaceous and Jurassic zones. The Cretaceous targets were intersected but were interpreted as being water-bearing.
The Deepsea Metro I will now be released to BG Group to drill an exploration well in Kenya before returning to Tanzania where wells are planned on Block 1 and on Ophir’s East Pande block.
Ophir CEO Nick Cooper commented: “Mlinzi Mbali-1 was the first of a series of high-impact, high-risk wells that will be drilled by Ophir through 2014. This frontier well disappointingly did not encounter live hydrocarbons, however it is the deepest stratigraphic test offshore Tanzania and will provide crucial information that will be integrated into our interpretation of the potential of Block 7 and the wider deepwater basins of Tanzania.”
" alt="First LNG Realized at the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Project">
" alt="United Energy Acquires Western Desert Producer APEX">
" alt="Baker Hughes Announces Major Gas Technology Orders for Venture Global LNG">
" alt="ReconAfrica: Naingopo Results Demonstrate a Working Petroleum System">
" alt="Tullow Highlights 2025 Operational Plans in Ghana">
" alt="TotalEnergies to Supply 1.5 TWh to STMicroelectronics in France Over 15 years">
" alt="Rockhopper Reaches Final Settlement with United on Egypt’s Abu Sennan Concession">
" alt="Oil & Gas Crucial for African Growth: AEC Calls for Industry Support to Defend African Market">
