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The Kavango basin spans the Namibia-Botswana border (Image: ReconAfrica)

ReconAfrica prepares for

deep Kavango Basin survey

NAMIBIA RECONNAISSANCE Energy Africa (Recon- seismic source” and said it had been “well
Africa) of Canada will carry out a 2D seismic accepted in all communities where it has been
survey of its acreage in the deep Kavango basin. used.”
Last week, the company said in a statement Additionally, it reported that it had begun the
that it had contracted Polaris Natural Resources, process of conducting an environmental impact
another Canadian firm, to collect 450 km of data assessment (EIA) by posting public sessions.
from its acreage in the deep Kavango basin in Bill Mooney, the CEO of Polaris, said his
north-eastern Namibia. company would be able to provide ReconAfrica
Additionally, it explained that it intended to with high-quality data while leaving a relatively
process and interpret the resulting dataset in light environmental footprint. “Polaris is very
advance of its upcoming three-well drilling pro- pleased to support ReconAfrica on this world-
gramme. The results of these analyses will assist class project,” he commented. “The combination
in the selection of drilling sites, it indicated. of technologies being employed represents not
ReconAfrica also stressed that it was working only the lightest seismic footprint possible, but
with its contractor to minimise the environmen- also allows for very fast and high-resolution data
tal impact of the seismic survey. For example, it acquisition.”
said, Polaris has pledged to use only existing Scot Evans, the CEO of ReconAfrica, said he
roads and tracks for the 2S seismic survey. Addi- expected the survey to help reveal the hydrocar-
tionally, it noted, the service provider will deploy bon potential of north-eastern Namibia. “The
its own patented Polaris Explorer 860 energy Kavango basin is a large sedimentary basin com-
source, which has already been employed suc- prised of five sub-basins and numerous struc-
cessfully for 15 projects in East Africa, as well as tural features,” Evans stated. “The initial seismic
small-sized wireless recording nodes. programme will provide the basis for evaluation
The statement described Polaris Explorer 860 and ultimately drilling of this very large set of
as “the world’s most environmentally friendly conventional oil and gas prospects. ™

TPDC outlines plans for CNG filling stations

TANZANIA TANZANIA Petroleum Development Corp. managing director, the company intends to
(TPDC) has announced plans to build five new build two large hub stations and three small-
CNG filling stations in Dar es Salaam before the er-sized satellite stations.
end of the current fiscal year. Some of these facilities will be open to the
According to James Mataragio, TPDC’s general public, he said.

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