Africa Oil Corp. - World-Class East Africa Oil Exploration (Seite 207)
eröffnet am 23.06.11 21:04:25 von
neuester Beitrag 28.04.24 15:36:08 von
neuester Beitrag 28.04.24 15:36:08 von
Beiträge: 4.121
ID: 1.167.139
ID: 1.167.139
Aufrufe heute: 2
Gesamt: 628.769
Gesamt: 628.769
Aktive User: 0
ISIN: CA00829Q1019 · WKN: A0MZJC · Symbol: AOI
1,6400
EUR
+0,31 %
+0,0050 EUR
Letzter Kurs 09.05.24 Tradegate
Werte aus der Branche Öl/Gas
| Wertpapier | Kurs | Perf. % |
|---|---|---|
| 4,8050 | +39,52 | |
| 1,2760 | +37,95 | |
| 1,1500 | +27,78 | |
| 1,0400 | +18,18 | |
| 8,2500 | +16,36 |
| Wertpapier | Kurs | Perf. % |
|---|---|---|
| 2,4000 | -9,43 | |
| 2,0500 | -9,69 | |
| 850,20 | -12,51 | |
| 11,790 | -12,67 | |
| 1,5450 | -19,32 |
Beitrag zu dieser Diskussion schreiben
Feedback
Hm,
Tullow, Afren, AOI, alle grün heute Vormittag/gestern Abend. Zufall?
Tullow könnte mit Guyana zusammenhängen.
AOI könnte mit neuem Merrill Lynch coverage zusammenhängen.
Was alle drei gemeinsam haben ist PaiPai...
Tullow, Afren, AOI, alle grün heute Vormittag/gestern Abend. Zufall?
Tullow könnte mit Guyana zusammenhängen.
AOI könnte mit neuem Merrill Lynch coverage zusammenhängen.
Was alle drei gemeinsam haben ist PaiPai...
Hi motz1,
das sollte man vielleicht noch highlighten....
... die 1,1 Milliarden bbls discovery, die hier von einem Tullow-Manager erwähnt werden, können sich eigentlich nur auf Ngamia beziehen...
das sollte man vielleicht noch highlighten....
... die 1,1 Milliarden bbls discovery, die hier von einem Tullow-Manager erwähnt werden, können sich eigentlich nur auf Ngamia beziehen...
Zitat von motz1: "[...]According to him, Kenya's drilling proved to be fruitful at 1200m. The drilling conducted in Kenya last year resulted in the discovery of 1.1 billion barrels of oil for the company. [...]"
+5,8% in Kanada bei moderatem Volumen und SK von 7,61CAD - so kanns weitergehen...
Hier ein Artikel zu Sabisa und Äthiopien. Die drei Monate sind m.E. sehr großzügig, wir werden sehen.
---------------------------
Tullow to Announce Oil Test Results
Yetneberk Tadele All Africa Global Media
Tullow Oil Plc, the oil and gas explorer based in the United Kingdom, will announce in three months the results of the geological test drills it started last Sunday, January 13, 2013, on its concession in South Omo.
Drilling will take place, up to 2,600m deep, to test the oil potential, after which a decision will be made whether or not to continue drilling, according to a Tullow official.
If the results turn out to be positive, the company could dig 12 more holes, in order to determine the quantity of oil that could potentially be extracted.
"Drilling is a very complicated process and it is difficult to predict whether there is oil or not before conducting the drilling test," Sisay Zerihun, corporate manager of Tullow oil Ethiopia told Fortune. "As the state minister [of Mines] said before, we shall cross our fingers and pray."
However, previously, senior managers of Tullow informed higher Ethiopian government officials that the area was rich in oil reserves; perhaps even larger than those discovered in Kenya and Uganda.
"There is also a similar result on the seismic survey conducted in the neighbouring countries;KenyaandUganda," says Sisay.
According to him, Kenya's drilling proved to be fruitful at 1200m. The drilling conducted in Kenya last year resulted in the discovery of 1.1 billion barrels of oil for the company.
Tullow conducted 18 months of seismic operations, on 18,000sqkm of land, before commencing with drilling operations. The Full Tensor Gradiometric Gravity survey and collection of seismic data, in the area, was conducted by the Chinese, BGP Geo Service Plc.
Tullow, which is headquartered inLondon, has concession rights in 23 countries, including three African countries;Ghana,KenyaandUganda. Its recent drilling activities in the two neighbouring countries were successful. In 2010, Tullow Oil bought a 50pc exploration stake inSouthOmoValleyfrom Africa Oil.
There are five areas in Ethiopia that are said to have a promising oil deposits, according to the Ministry of Mines (MoM), some of which have received more attention in recent years. Two of the areas, the Omo basin and the Chew Bahir basin, lie within the Rift Valley.
The Abay basin, on the other hand, covers a large area over the central north-western plateau, spanning Amhara and Oromia regional states, whilst sharing the same geo-tectonic origin as the Ogaden basin in the Somali Regional state. The basin is split up into nine blocks, three of which are already under exploration by Falcon Petroleum Ltd.
Of the five areas, the Ogaden basin, 350,000 sq km, is located in south-eastern Ethiopia and is the largest basin in the country. Natural gas has been discovered at Calub and Hilala, in the Ogaden, with estimated reserves of 84.9 billion cubic metres.
Mekele basin covers an area of about 8,000sqkm in the northern part of the country. The Gambella basin is the south-eastern extension of the Melut basin, where two oil discoveries (Adar and Yale, Sudan) have been made.
Petronas, a Malaysian oil giant, was the first to dig wells in search of oil in Ethiopia, in Gambella Regional State. Oil was not found in any of the wells, before Petronas's departure from Ethiopia, in January 2011. It conducted a geological survey in the area, but left before conducting any seismic study.
http://www.equities.com/news/headline-story?dt=2013-01-22&va…
Hier ein Artikel zu Sabisa und Äthiopien. Die drei Monate sind m.E. sehr großzügig, wir werden sehen.
---------------------------
Tullow to Announce Oil Test Results
Yetneberk Tadele All Africa Global Media
Tullow Oil Plc, the oil and gas explorer based in the United Kingdom, will announce in three months the results of the geological test drills it started last Sunday, January 13, 2013, on its concession in South Omo.
Drilling will take place, up to 2,600m deep, to test the oil potential, after which a decision will be made whether or not to continue drilling, according to a Tullow official.
If the results turn out to be positive, the company could dig 12 more holes, in order to determine the quantity of oil that could potentially be extracted.
"Drilling is a very complicated process and it is difficult to predict whether there is oil or not before conducting the drilling test," Sisay Zerihun, corporate manager of Tullow oil Ethiopia told Fortune. "As the state minister [of Mines] said before, we shall cross our fingers and pray."
However, previously, senior managers of Tullow informed higher Ethiopian government officials that the area was rich in oil reserves; perhaps even larger than those discovered in Kenya and Uganda.
"There is also a similar result on the seismic survey conducted in the neighbouring countries;KenyaandUganda," says Sisay.
According to him, Kenya's drilling proved to be fruitful at 1200m. The drilling conducted in Kenya last year resulted in the discovery of 1.1 billion barrels of oil for the company.
Tullow conducted 18 months of seismic operations, on 18,000sqkm of land, before commencing with drilling operations. The Full Tensor Gradiometric Gravity survey and collection of seismic data, in the area, was conducted by the Chinese, BGP Geo Service Plc.
Tullow, which is headquartered inLondon, has concession rights in 23 countries, including three African countries;Ghana,KenyaandUganda. Its recent drilling activities in the two neighbouring countries were successful. In 2010, Tullow Oil bought a 50pc exploration stake inSouthOmoValleyfrom Africa Oil.
There are five areas in Ethiopia that are said to have a promising oil deposits, according to the Ministry of Mines (MoM), some of which have received more attention in recent years. Two of the areas, the Omo basin and the Chew Bahir basin, lie within the Rift Valley.
The Abay basin, on the other hand, covers a large area over the central north-western plateau, spanning Amhara and Oromia regional states, whilst sharing the same geo-tectonic origin as the Ogaden basin in the Somali Regional state. The basin is split up into nine blocks, three of which are already under exploration by Falcon Petroleum Ltd.
Of the five areas, the Ogaden basin, 350,000 sq km, is located in south-eastern Ethiopia and is the largest basin in the country. Natural gas has been discovered at Calub and Hilala, in the Ogaden, with estimated reserves of 84.9 billion cubic metres.
Mekele basin covers an area of about 8,000sqkm in the northern part of the country. The Gambella basin is the south-eastern extension of the Melut basin, where two oil discoveries (Adar and Yale, Sudan) have been made.
Petronas, a Malaysian oil giant, was the first to dig wells in search of oil in Ethiopia, in Gambella Regional State. Oil was not found in any of the wells, before Petronas's departure from Ethiopia, in January 2011. It conducted a geological survey in the area, but left before conducting any seismic study.
http://www.equities.com/news/headline-story?dt=2013-01-22&va…
Fundstücke der vergangenen Tage:
----------------------------------
BREAKING NEWS: Tullow Oil Begins Drilling in South Omo
January 16th, 2013
The British oil exploration firm, Tullow Oil Plc, has begun drilling a well, in the concession it has in South Omo, southern regional state. This came at the backdrop of seismic tests the company carried out for a year and half, on an area covering 18,000 square kilometre. The bloc where the drilling started – named after a rare bird in the area, Sabisa (literally translated to heron), – last week. It is the first well in Ethiopia for the British oil company. Petronas, a Malaysian oil giant, was the first to dig wells in the search for oil in Ethiopia, in Gambella Regional State. Oil was not found in any of the wells Petronas dug before its departure from Ethiopia a couple of years ago.
http://www.dailyethiopia.com/index.php?aid=1326
South Sudan pushes for completion of the Juba-Lamu pipeline
Posted Saturday, January 12 2013 at 19:20
In Summary
•The plan is to complete the $5-6 billion pipeline within a year and a half and start pumping crude oil to the Lamu port for export before embarking on the construction of a refinery to be based in Isiolo.
•Growing mistrust between Sudan and South Sudan has seen Juba pushing for the project, which should see it export crude oil.
[...]
http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/South-Sudan-pushes-for-…
----------------------------------
BREAKING NEWS: Tullow Oil Begins Drilling in South Omo
January 16th, 2013
The British oil exploration firm, Tullow Oil Plc, has begun drilling a well, in the concession it has in South Omo, southern regional state. This came at the backdrop of seismic tests the company carried out for a year and half, on an area covering 18,000 square kilometre. The bloc where the drilling started – named after a rare bird in the area, Sabisa (literally translated to heron), – last week. It is the first well in Ethiopia for the British oil company. Petronas, a Malaysian oil giant, was the first to dig wells in the search for oil in Ethiopia, in Gambella Regional State. Oil was not found in any of the wells Petronas dug before its departure from Ethiopia a couple of years ago.
http://www.dailyethiopia.com/index.php?aid=1326
South Sudan pushes for completion of the Juba-Lamu pipeline
Posted Saturday, January 12 2013 at 19:20
In Summary
•The plan is to complete the $5-6 billion pipeline within a year and a half and start pumping crude oil to the Lamu port for export before embarking on the construction of a refinery to be based in Isiolo.
•Growing mistrust between Sudan and South Sudan has seen Juba pushing for the project, which should see it export crude oil.
[...]
http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/South-Sudan-pushes-for-…
hey super culpa, leihst du mir auch mal deine glaskugel oder bist du wahrsager.
Trading Spotlight
Tullow Oil plc: Outlook downgraded at Nomura and Buy rating on Africa Oil (TP SEK 95)
http://www.economy-news.co.uk/stocks/2475-tullow-oil-plc-out…
Klare Sache: Tullow kaufen und bei AOI auf die 5 CAD warten!
http://www.economy-news.co.uk/stocks/2475-tullow-oil-plc-out…
Klare Sache: Tullow kaufen und bei AOI auf die 5 CAD warten!
Tullow und Afren mal wieder mit Slapstick-Einlagen... Gehe jede Wette, dass Paipai keinen Erfolg bringt!
Auch Twiga dürfte die Erwartungen nicht überteffen...
Wer etwas Geduld hat, der sollte spätestens im Februar zu 5 CAD einige Teile aufladen können.
Auch Twiga dürfte die Erwartungen nicht überteffen...
Wer etwas Geduld hat, der sollte spätestens im Februar zu 5 CAD einige Teile aufladen können.
Zur Abwechslung mal wieder was von der Charttechnik -Front :
Wie man am Umsatz in CAN sehen kann, besteht derzeit kein großes Interesse an aoi. 142K sind schon recht mager.
Das bedeutet für die Charttechnik, dass die Analyse recht fehlerhaft sein kann, da der Kurs mit wenig Stückzahlen in die ein oder andere Richtung gedrückt werden kann. Das sollte man hier berücksichtigen.
Denke das sich viele auf der Seitenlinie befinden und auf anstehende Ergebnisse warten.
Bei 10,5 CAN$ hagelte es an Kaufempfehlungen. Heute bei 7,00 CAN$ halten sich die Analysten zurück und geben maximal Halteempfehlungen mit reduzierten Ausblick, heraus. Verrückte Welt.
Aber so ist halt Börse. Für mich ist das ein Kontraindikator !!!
Charttechnik:
Candlestick-> Übergeordnet SELL mit der Empfehlung auf warten.
RSI -> 44% mit leicht steigender Tendenz
Slow STO -> mit 45,07 zu 46,54% leicht im roten Bereich
SAR -> liegt mit 6,28 CAN$ im grünen Bereich.
Fazit: Derzeit gehe ich von einer Seitwärtsbewegung mit leichtem Anstieg aus.Vorerst müssen die 7,5CAN$ geknackt werden und das auch mit anziehenden Umsätzen. Das Momentum ist wichtig !
Denke das momentan einfach aufgrund von der Wartetaktik der Marktteilnehmer der Deckel auf dem Kurs ist.
Sollte eine positive Meldung herausgebracht werden, wird der Kurs mit hohem Volumen und einem Aufwärtsgap nach oben springen.
Also Warten ist angesagt. Ich gebe kein Stück aus der Hand :-)
Niki
Wie man am Umsatz in CAN sehen kann, besteht derzeit kein großes Interesse an aoi. 142K sind schon recht mager.
Das bedeutet für die Charttechnik, dass die Analyse recht fehlerhaft sein kann, da der Kurs mit wenig Stückzahlen in die ein oder andere Richtung gedrückt werden kann. Das sollte man hier berücksichtigen.
Denke das sich viele auf der Seitenlinie befinden und auf anstehende Ergebnisse warten.
Bei 10,5 CAN$ hagelte es an Kaufempfehlungen. Heute bei 7,00 CAN$ halten sich die Analysten zurück und geben maximal Halteempfehlungen mit reduzierten Ausblick, heraus. Verrückte Welt.
Aber so ist halt Börse. Für mich ist das ein Kontraindikator !!!
Charttechnik:
Candlestick-> Übergeordnet SELL mit der Empfehlung auf warten.
RSI -> 44% mit leicht steigender Tendenz
Slow STO -> mit 45,07 zu 46,54% leicht im roten Bereich
SAR -> liegt mit 6,28 CAN$ im grünen Bereich.
Fazit: Derzeit gehe ich von einer Seitwärtsbewegung mit leichtem Anstieg aus.Vorerst müssen die 7,5CAN$ geknackt werden und das auch mit anziehenden Umsätzen. Das Momentum ist wichtig !
Denke das momentan einfach aufgrund von der Wartetaktik der Marktteilnehmer der Deckel auf dem Kurs ist.
Sollte eine positive Meldung herausgebracht werden, wird der Kurs mit hohem Volumen und einem Aufwärtsgap nach oben springen.
Also Warten ist angesagt. Ich gebe kein Stück aus der Hand :-)
Niki
Oil explorer Tullow to announce drilling results at its third well
An oil rig operated by Tullow Oil. Tullow will announce drilling results of its third well in Kenya in February 2013.
By NATION REPORTER
Posted Sunday, January 13 2013 at 18:51
In Summary
•The company struck more than 100 metres of net oil pay at its first well located in Block 10BB in March last year, raising Kenya’s prospects of becoming an oil producing nation
•Besides releasing drilling results for its third onshore well, Tullow is expected to announce the results of testing of its second well, Twiga South-1, which are crucial in giving an indication of the country’s potential of being an oil producer
British oil explorer Tullow Oil Plc will announce drilling results of its third well in Kenya next month.
In a statement on Friday, where the company gave an update of its operations, Tullow said it considered 2012 a successful year in its operations.
The company struck more than 100 metres of net oil pay at its first well located in Block 10BB in March last year, raising Kenya’s prospects of becoming an oil producing nation.
The discovery has since been followed by another one at the Twiga South-1 well, located in Block 13T.
“The clear highlight in 2012 was establishing Kenya as a new oil nation with two frontier discoveries at Ngamia-1 and Twiga Soutgh-1.
“Results for Paipai-1 in Block 10A, which is currently in the top seal of the main objective at a depth of 3,850 metres, are expected in February,” read the statement in part.
Together with an offshore well in the Lamu Basin that the company is drilling together with three other oil and gas exploration companies, Tullow has so far dug four wells in Kenya.
Schedule
In its drilling schedule, the company plans to drill an additional 11 exploration wells in Kenya and Ethiopia this year.
Last year’s oil discoveries have fuelled increased interest in the local oil blocks among international companies.
This has further been accelerated by discoveries of commercial quantities of oil and gas in neighbouring Uganda and Tanzania, respectively.
The two countries share the same geological structure with Kenya, a pointer that the country could be seated on substantive oil or gas reserves.
In September last year, Australian firm Pan Continental announced that it had discovered 52 metres of natural gas deposits at Mbawa 1 well located in Block L8, which it operates jointly with Tullow Kenya BV, Apache Corporation and Origin Energy.
Besides releasing drilling results for its third onshore well, Tullow is expected to announce the results of testing of its second well, Twiga South-1, which are crucial in giving an indication of the country’s potential of being an oil producer.
http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Tullow-to-announce-dri…
An oil rig operated by Tullow Oil. Tullow will announce drilling results of its third well in Kenya in February 2013.
By NATION REPORTER
Posted Sunday, January 13 2013 at 18:51
In Summary
•The company struck more than 100 metres of net oil pay at its first well located in Block 10BB in March last year, raising Kenya’s prospects of becoming an oil producing nation
•Besides releasing drilling results for its third onshore well, Tullow is expected to announce the results of testing of its second well, Twiga South-1, which are crucial in giving an indication of the country’s potential of being an oil producer
British oil explorer Tullow Oil Plc will announce drilling results of its third well in Kenya next month.
In a statement on Friday, where the company gave an update of its operations, Tullow said it considered 2012 a successful year in its operations.
The company struck more than 100 metres of net oil pay at its first well located in Block 10BB in March last year, raising Kenya’s prospects of becoming an oil producing nation.
The discovery has since been followed by another one at the Twiga South-1 well, located in Block 13T.
“The clear highlight in 2012 was establishing Kenya as a new oil nation with two frontier discoveries at Ngamia-1 and Twiga Soutgh-1.
“Results for Paipai-1 in Block 10A, which is currently in the top seal of the main objective at a depth of 3,850 metres, are expected in February,” read the statement in part.
Together with an offshore well in the Lamu Basin that the company is drilling together with three other oil and gas exploration companies, Tullow has so far dug four wells in Kenya.
Schedule
In its drilling schedule, the company plans to drill an additional 11 exploration wells in Kenya and Ethiopia this year.
Last year’s oil discoveries have fuelled increased interest in the local oil blocks among international companies.
This has further been accelerated by discoveries of commercial quantities of oil and gas in neighbouring Uganda and Tanzania, respectively.
The two countries share the same geological structure with Kenya, a pointer that the country could be seated on substantive oil or gas reserves.
In September last year, Australian firm Pan Continental announced that it had discovered 52 metres of natural gas deposits at Mbawa 1 well located in Block L8, which it operates jointly with Tullow Kenya BV, Apache Corporation and Origin Energy.
Besides releasing drilling results for its third onshore well, Tullow is expected to announce the results of testing of its second well, Twiga South-1, which are crucial in giving an indication of the country’s potential of being an oil producer.
http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Tullow-to-announce-dri…
Es gibt ein oilprice-Interview mit Maxwell Birley, CEO eines Explorers in Kenya. Er macht einige interessante Aussagen zu Kenya im Allgemeinen und zum Anza-Basin (Block 9) im Speziellen.
Ich stelle hier ein paar Auszüge zusammen, das gesamte Interview ist recht umfangreich aber sehr lesenswert, wie ich finde.
--------------------------
Oilprice.com: In terms of exploration what are the ‘sweet spots’ in Kenya?
Maxwell Birley: Definitely the Anza Basin. Currently, the proven sweet spots are in the Tertiary sediments of the rift basins of Uganda and Kenya. More specifically to Kenya in the Lokichar Basin as proven by the Ngamia and Twiga wells by Africa Oil.
These basins form part of the larger East African Rift system. This is a very extensive rift system and many new plays will be discovered in the next few years. The Anza Basin is the largest of these East African rift basins and 10 times the size of Uganda’s Albertine Basin and Kenya’s Lokichar Basin. This rift contains Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary sediments.
Taipan is exploring for oil in the south eastern end of the Anza basin. Located on block 2B we have proven more than 9,500 feet of Tertiary section on the block. From the geochemical modelling we have undertaken we see the same oil source rocks in the Anza Basin that are present in the Lokichar basin, which are highly likely to be mature for oil generation on Block 2B. In addition we also believe that more oil discoveries will be made in the Cretaceous and Jurassic basins if you can find favourable places to drill.
Oilprice.com: And that’s what you’re really chasing here—with these roughly 10 million acres in the Anza Basin—the tertiary play...
Maxwell Birley: Agreed. What we’re primarily chasing in Block 2B is the same Tertiary oil play that Tullow inherited originally in Uganda. The discoveries there were the main reason Africa Oil and Tullow drilled the Ngamia and Twiga oil wells in Kenya—which have also been very successful. Of course, don’t overlook the fact we also have a secondary Cretaceous oil play in the block, that appears to be broadly analogous to the Cretaceous plays present in the Muglad Melut basins of southern Sudan and is the main focus of exploration efforts in Block 10A, operated by Africa Oil Corp.
[...]
Oilprice.com: Tell us what 2013 will look like for exploration in Kenya?
Maxwell Birley: Ten exploration wells should be drilled in Kenya in 2013. Based on the previous success rate it is expected that a significant number of these will be discoveries. Tullow will continue drilling wells on Blocks 10BB and 13T on the west side of the country to find more oil in that string of pearls.
Also we shall shortly get the results of the Paipai-1 well which is currently drilling in northern part of the Anza Basin. The well is testing Cretaceous & Jurassic plays, with a potential 121 million barrels. Other wells including Sabisa and Kinyonga also expected to be drilled in 2013.
Oilprice.com: For Kenya, a discovery at Paipai-1 would prove that oil discoveries of Sudan extend into Kenya. What would it mean for Taipan?
Maxwell Birley: There have already been Cretaceous gas discoveries in Kenya. Taipan believes that if you can find the Cretaceous that has not been buried too deep it will be prospective for oil. However we think the Paipai well is very high risk as it seems likely to be a recent tectonic inversion structure and therefore may be breached by recent faulting. We think we can find on Block 2B Cretaceous structures that are oil prone that have not been breached by recent faulting. So if that well does come in then it is going to be good news for the Anza Basin in general, but if dry it will not write off the Cretaceous potential in our block. Having said that I should point out that this is not our main focus at this time.
Oilprice.com: What about other prospects, like the Kinyonga well?
Maxwell Birley: Kinyonga is the next big prospect that is going to be drilled by Africa Oil Corp. and that is very meaningful for us. Kinyonga, which is on Block 9, will be located relatively close to our block, is both Tertiary and Cretaceous prospect. It has an unrisked resource estimate of 320 million barrels prospective, and it is one of the largest prospects in Africa Oil’s portfolio of drilling targets. Africa Oil also has another prospect called Pundamilia which is even closer to our block. This prospect has a unrisked resource Best estimate of 402 million barrels and a High estimate of 952 million barrels which I believe is the largest prospect in Africa Oil’s portfolio.
http://oilprice.com/Interviews/Kenyan-Oil-Hot-and-Getting-Ho…
Ich stelle hier ein paar Auszüge zusammen, das gesamte Interview ist recht umfangreich aber sehr lesenswert, wie ich finde.
--------------------------
Oilprice.com: In terms of exploration what are the ‘sweet spots’ in Kenya?
Maxwell Birley: Definitely the Anza Basin. Currently, the proven sweet spots are in the Tertiary sediments of the rift basins of Uganda and Kenya. More specifically to Kenya in the Lokichar Basin as proven by the Ngamia and Twiga wells by Africa Oil.
These basins form part of the larger East African Rift system. This is a very extensive rift system and many new plays will be discovered in the next few years. The Anza Basin is the largest of these East African rift basins and 10 times the size of Uganda’s Albertine Basin and Kenya’s Lokichar Basin. This rift contains Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary sediments.
Taipan is exploring for oil in the south eastern end of the Anza basin. Located on block 2B we have proven more than 9,500 feet of Tertiary section on the block. From the geochemical modelling we have undertaken we see the same oil source rocks in the Anza Basin that are present in the Lokichar basin, which are highly likely to be mature for oil generation on Block 2B. In addition we also believe that more oil discoveries will be made in the Cretaceous and Jurassic basins if you can find favourable places to drill.
Oilprice.com: And that’s what you’re really chasing here—with these roughly 10 million acres in the Anza Basin—the tertiary play...
Maxwell Birley: Agreed. What we’re primarily chasing in Block 2B is the same Tertiary oil play that Tullow inherited originally in Uganda. The discoveries there were the main reason Africa Oil and Tullow drilled the Ngamia and Twiga oil wells in Kenya—which have also been very successful. Of course, don’t overlook the fact we also have a secondary Cretaceous oil play in the block, that appears to be broadly analogous to the Cretaceous plays present in the Muglad Melut basins of southern Sudan and is the main focus of exploration efforts in Block 10A, operated by Africa Oil Corp.
[...]
Oilprice.com: Tell us what 2013 will look like for exploration in Kenya?
Maxwell Birley: Ten exploration wells should be drilled in Kenya in 2013. Based on the previous success rate it is expected that a significant number of these will be discoveries. Tullow will continue drilling wells on Blocks 10BB and 13T on the west side of the country to find more oil in that string of pearls.
Also we shall shortly get the results of the Paipai-1 well which is currently drilling in northern part of the Anza Basin. The well is testing Cretaceous & Jurassic plays, with a potential 121 million barrels. Other wells including Sabisa and Kinyonga also expected to be drilled in 2013.
Oilprice.com: For Kenya, a discovery at Paipai-1 would prove that oil discoveries of Sudan extend into Kenya. What would it mean for Taipan?
Maxwell Birley: There have already been Cretaceous gas discoveries in Kenya. Taipan believes that if you can find the Cretaceous that has not been buried too deep it will be prospective for oil. However we think the Paipai well is very high risk as it seems likely to be a recent tectonic inversion structure and therefore may be breached by recent faulting. We think we can find on Block 2B Cretaceous structures that are oil prone that have not been breached by recent faulting. So if that well does come in then it is going to be good news for the Anza Basin in general, but if dry it will not write off the Cretaceous potential in our block. Having said that I should point out that this is not our main focus at this time.
Oilprice.com: What about other prospects, like the Kinyonga well?
Maxwell Birley: Kinyonga is the next big prospect that is going to be drilled by Africa Oil Corp. and that is very meaningful for us. Kinyonga, which is on Block 9, will be located relatively close to our block, is both Tertiary and Cretaceous prospect. It has an unrisked resource estimate of 320 million barrels prospective, and it is one of the largest prospects in Africa Oil’s portfolio of drilling targets. Africa Oil also has another prospect called Pundamilia which is even closer to our block. This prospect has a unrisked resource Best estimate of 402 million barrels and a High estimate of 952 million barrels which I believe is the largest prospect in Africa Oil’s portfolio.
http://oilprice.com/Interviews/Kenyan-Oil-Hot-and-Getting-Ho…
Durchsuchen
