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UPSTREAM testing, completion, and initial production at Chief Director of Safety Esther Anku stated
the Oza Field. These initial operations at the that the retail outlet monitoring system is aimed
San Leon Energy provides Oza oilfield represent a milestone culminating at complementing measures already taken in the
from considerable effort and preparation for the fight against illicit activities and it is expected
update on Oza field initial development activities at the Oza oilfield to monitor the receipt into the retail outlets of
with Millenium.”
smuggled products, products meant for export
San Leon, the independent oil and gas produc- San Leon Energy, April 09 2021 and diverted subsidised products such as Premix
tion, development and exploration company and MGO local deployed to control illicit activ-
focused on Nigeria, notes the announcement ities in the petroleum downstream industry in
made by Decklar Resources yesterday in Can- DOWNSTREAM the country.
ada, the full text of which is set out below. The implementation of the National Fuel
Decklar Resources Inc. Announces Operations NPA launches fuel Monitoring System, comprising the installation
Update on Oza-1 Well Re-entry. of Automatic Tank Gauges (ATG) and Fore-
Drilling rig for re-entry and testing opera- monitoring system to seal court/Dispenser Transaction Control System
tions has been contracted, with mobilisation at the retail outlets, will provide data on sales
anticipated to commence next week. revenue leakages and in-tank volumes that enables remote mon-
Camp and logistics equipment required for itoring, and will therefore be an effective tool to
Oza-1 well re-entry is currently being staged on As part of efforts aimed at eliminating illicit combat unauthorised Third Party Deliveries.
site. activities associated with the transportation and The deployment of the system includes the cali-
Long lead equipment items required to test effective distribution of petroleum products bration of all underground storage tanks using
and complete the Oza-1 well re-entry have across the country, government has introduced the world’s most advanced calibration technol-
been ordered and service contractors have been the National Retail Outlet Fuel Monitoring Sys- ogy, the Calibex 3D laser calibration technique
sourced and secured. tem. The system will also help reduce revenue that delivers high accuracy calibration within 30
Decklar Resources and its co-venturer Mil- losses within the petroleum downstream sec- minutes.
lenium Oil & Gas Co. have announced that tor. Already, data from the National Petroleum NPA, April 09 2021
activities for the Oza-1 well re-entry at the Oza Authority, NPA, show that between 2015 and
oilfield in the Niger Delta, have made significant 2019, government lost over GHS4bn in tax rev-
progress. The Oza-1 re-entry represents the start enue as a result of illegal activities in the petro- SERVICES
of an aggressive field development of the Oza leum downstream sector.
oilfield through the Company’s wholly-owned Speaking at the launch of the National Retail ION awarded exclusive
Nigeria-based subsidiary, Decklar Petroleum, Outlet Fuel Monitoring System by the National
and Millenium, its Nigerian co-venturer on the Petroleum Authority, Vice President Mahamudu agreement for 3D multi-
Oza Field. Bawumia hinted that the move is an effective
Decklar has contracted a 1300 HP trail- distribution system essential to the economic client programmes offshore
er-mounted drilling rig that is currently located growth of the country. “This innovation by the
in Port Harcourt, approximately 60 km from the NPA will not just improve the petroleum prod- Kenya
Oza oilfield in the Niger Delta. The drilling rig uct distribution system but will also go a long
will be used for the re-entry and testing of the way towards the Ghana beyond aid agenda. ION Geophysical today announced that the
Oza-1 well, then immediately followed by the It certainly would help the government in its Company was awarded an exclusive agreement
drilling of a horizontal development well from effort to maximise revenue mobilisation from for 3D multi-client programmes offshore Kenya.
the Oza-1 drilling pad. Drilling of additional petroleum products. Taxes and levies on petro- The agreement includes both 3D new acquisi-
development wells is planned after completion leum products are major sources of revenue for tion offshore the Lamu Basin and reimaging
and analysis of the re-entry and horizontal wells the government in pursuing its developmental vintage data offshore Kenya.
at the Oza-1 location. It is anticipated that the agenda. Offshore Kenya is an attractive area with
drilling rig will commence its mobilisation to the Actions, decisions and policies of individuals a proven petroleum system; however, it has
Oza Field next week, with the move expected to and corporate bodies which results in petroleum remained underexplored, in part due to lack of
take approximately seven days. Further, the product distribution leakages with consequen- available 3D data. The final shape and size of new
camp to house the personnel engaged to provide tial revenue losses to the State inhibit economic 3D programmes will be dictated by client input
support for operations and related logistics facil- development and therefore have serious negative and underwriting.
ities is currently being moved and set up at the consequences on the developmental agenda of “We are pleased Kenya’s Ministry of Energy
Oza oilfield. Additionally, equipment and sup- the government,” he said. and Petroleum selected ION to increase the
plies with longer lead times that are needed to understanding and promote the hydrocarbon
test and complete the Oza-1 well as part of the potential of these offshore resources to attract
re-entry activities have been ordered, secured, future investment,” said Joe Gagliardi, Senior
and are expected to arrive in Nigeria over the Vice President of ION’s Ventures group. “The
next two to five weeks. Service contractors have programme will leverage our extensive data
been sourced and contracted for the near-term library and knowledge offshore Kenya and East
operational activities. Africa. In an increasingly competitive environ-
Decklar’s CEO Duncan Blount commented: ment for seismic data, we have geographic exclu-
“We are pleased with the progress being made sivity in a promising, underexploited geography
and look forward with anticipation to the to execute our 3D strategy, for both new acquisi-
commencement of Oza-1 re-entry operations, tion and reimaging programmes.

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