Tullow Oil reports successful drilling in Northern Kenya

24th Jun 2014 07:10

Tullow Oil has reported some promising results from its 50%-owned blocks 10BB and 13T in Northern Kenya.Toronto-listed partner on the blocks, Africa Oil, reported that drilling at the Ngamia-2 well found up to 39 metres of net oil pay and 11 metres of net gas pay. The well has now been suspended for testing."The reservoirs were high quality with more than 200 meters of net reservoir sands with good permeability inferred from MDT sampling," Africa Oil said.Meanwhile, the Agete-1 well was tested at a flow rate of 500 barrels of oil per day (bopd).Tullow's Exploration Director Angus McCoss said: "The success of the Ngamia-2 exploratory appraisal well builds on our major basin opening discovery well, Ngamia-1. [...] The Agete -1 well test flowed at 500 bopd and the partnership continue to evaluate this discovery."With five rigs drilling in Kenya and Ethiopia, there is much to look forward to in the second half of the year."BC