Snippets from Africa OilSnippets from Africa Oil results :
https://www.yahoo.com/now/africa-oil-announces-strong-second-000000098.html ........Africa Oil President and CEO Keith Hill commented: "I am pleased to announce another robust quarter that has led to further strengthening of our now debt-free balance sheet with a cash balance of $191 million. Our shareholders can look forward to a busy second half of the year of catalysts including the expected license extension in Nigeria and refinancing of Prime's RBL debt facility; the two-well Venus appraisal program; the Gazania-1 exploration well; and the potential farm-out of Project Oil Kenya."............
..............The Venus discovery is a light oil and associated gas field, sitting approximately 290 kms off the Namibian coast. The Venus-1X discovery well was drilled by TotalEnergies on behalf of the joint venture group comprising TotalEnergies (40%), QatarEnergy (30%), Impact (20%) and state owned NAMCOR (10%).
An appraisal well and a re-entry into Venus-1X is being planned, with spud expected in Q3 2022. The operator plans to conduct flow tests on both wells.
Venus, together with the nearby Graff-1 discovery on the adjacent Block 2913A (the Company has no interest in this block), herald the opening of a major petroleum province in the Orange Basin with significant upside potential for the Company. As well as the immediate significance of Venus for the Company, both Venus and Graff discoveries also bode well for the Company's exploration efforts on Block 3B/4B, which it operates with a 20% WI and Impact's Orange Basin Deep Block, both located on trend in the Orange Basin, South Africa.
The Company has filed an application to extend Block 3B/4B license and to move into the first extension period. The Company is also continuing its technical studies on Block 3B/4B with the aim of maturing exploration prospects for possible future drilling. The Company and JV Partners are working together to collectively farmout up to 50% gross WI in Block 3B/4B.
The Company, through its shareholdings in Africa Energy and Eco, has indirect effective interest in the Gazania-1 exploration well on Block 2B, offshore South Africa, which is expected to spud in September 2022. The block has significant contingent and prospective resources in relatively shallow water and contains the A-J1 discovery that flowed light sweet crude oil to surface. Gazania-1 will target two large prospects seven kilometers up-dip from A-J1..........