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Brazilian contractor Odebrecht Engenharia third phases, which will add pipelines a catalytic
e Construção (OEC) installed the distillation reformer, a hydrotator and a catalytic cracking
tower at the site on the Malembo Plain, adjacent unit, the facility is expected to have a throughput
to the Malongo oilfield in the Cabinda exclave. capacity of 60,000 bpd.
In a statement issued via LinkedIn, the com- In early 2022, Angolan President João
pany said: “We set up the distillation tower of the Lourenço said that the refinery’s output will
Cabinda Refinery, the most important equip- cater to the needs of the Cabinda province with
ment of the project. At 26 metres high and more any surplus to be exported to the neighbouring
than 70 tons in weight, this tower has the capac- Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
ity to process 30,000 [barrels per day (bpd)].” Cabinda is the smallest of three refining pro-
Gemcorp noted last week that most of the jects that are expected to turn the country from
tanks have also arrived in the province for instal- a net importer of refined petroleum products to
lation. Following the subsequent second and an exporter. ™

Kinetiko Energy reports strong gas

results in South Africa drilling campaign

SOUTH AFRICA KINETIKO Energy has nearly completed gas at site 270-03C and will follow this borehole
desorption testing and wireline logging results immediately with our third core hole in block
that indicate strong potential for gas field ER270 and then move the rig into block ER272,
development at its permit in South Africa, the to start our exploration program in our north-
Australian gas explorer and developer said on ernmost block, in the proximity of Sasol’s gas
Thursday, February 9. processing plant at Secunda,” he said.
The wireline logging results from core hole Kinetiko is an Australian gas explorer
270-06C established 147 metres of gassy sand- focused on advanced shallow conventional gas
stone pay in the vertical profile, which is greater and coal-bed methane (CBM) opportunities in
than that reported in another core well 271-23C rapidly developing markets in Southern Africa.
(Majuba) of about 131 metres, the ASX-listed South Africa has extensive gassy coal basins,
company said. widespread energy infrastructure and grow-
Strong results from gas desorption testing ing gas demand. Kinetiko has a large potential
from core hole 270-06C, spudded in Novem- exploration area, of which approximately 7,000
ber 2022 and completed in mid-December, square km is granted and being explored. ™
achieved gas content of nearly 7 cubic metres
per tonne and rising.
Drilling of the core hole intersected strong
gassy sediments in targeted carbonaceous geol-
ogy extending the potential contiguous gassy
sandstone geology south from core well 271-
23C by approximately 64 km, Kinetiko added.
Well 270-06C is close to gas markets around
Newcastle, a steelmaking and manufacturing
town in Africa’s most industrialised country.
The positive results grow Kinetiko’s confidence
of the continuity of the intersected strong gassy
geology and potential for gas production devel-
opment through a fairway of approximately 125
km.
Kinetiko chief executive Nick de Blocq said
the ongoing coring campaign sustains the trend
of success across the extent of two blocks, ER271
and ER272.
“Following the record-breaking result of core
hole 271-23C, our efforts in exploration block
ER270 were well rewarded with a huge gas cut of
the organic sediments, proving our theory that
the deeper wells to the south would produce
increased volumes for potential future produc-
tion fields. We are currently drilling a core well Core hole 270-06C was spudded in November 2022 (Image: Kinetiko Energy)

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