Tullow gets Gabon boost

1st Mar 2010 07:47

Maurel & Prom has reported more success in drilling on the Onal licence in Gabon where Tullow Oil has 7.5% interest. The exploration well OMOC-N-1, drilled in the Onal AEE, has identified a 111-metre column of oil in the Grès du Kissenda. Pump tests have established a flow of 1,700 bpd of oil (flow limited by the pump's maximum capacity) with an API of 33.4.The discovery confirms the extension of the Grès du Kissenda in the Onal AEE, Tullow said. The development expenditure for this discovery will be limited to the amount of the drilling wells and of the laying of collection pipes linking them to the Onal field facilities, it added.Maurel & Prom own 85% of Onal and is the operator on the field.