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“The Chamber strongly supports the decision
made by Equatorial Guinea to ensure its gas
resources are leveraged to meet domestic trans-
port energy needs. This is what Africa needs
now: to maximise energy production while
ensuring we are able to exploit these resources
to meet our needs before we export. This is what
will bring Africa out of energy poverty and accel-
erate the growth of our economies,” states NJ
Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the AEC.
The AEC continues to advocate for increased
partnership between African governments,
technology providers and oil and gas compa-
nies to fast-track the development of hydro-
carbon resources, diversify the energy mix
and fuel industrialisation. Through platforms well-testing on ASV-1X, the rig will move to the ingress in the wellbore.
such as AEW 2022, which will take place from Al Jahraa Field to drill the Al Jahraa-14 develop- To remedy the above, the Company has
October 18-21, 2022, in Cape Town, the AEC is ment well, the company said. retrieved the old packer installed in ROB-1, and
expanding on its work to unite African energy bna/IntelliNews, May 31 2022 now successfully set a new packer supplied by
stakeholders with investors and international Weatherford in ROB-1 at a higher depth.
partners to drive industry growth and develop- SDX Energy spuds MA-1X The Company plans to start rigging down
ment on the back of domestic gas utilisation. the workover unit today, with a view to running
African Energy Chamber, May 25 2022 well targeting Mohsen the recently acquired Weatherford sucker pump
back into ROB-1 during the next 48-72 hours.
prospect in South Disouq Production from ROB-1 is planned to recom-
PROJECTS & COMPANIES mence on June 8, 2022, with stablished produc-
SDX Energy has spudded the MA-1X explo- tion expected to be achieved on or before June
UOG makes progress on ration well targeting the Mohsen prospect in 18, 2022.
the exploration extension Area of South Dis-
Zenith Energy, May 31 2022
ASV-1X exploration well ouq. MA-1X spudded on 21 May, 2022 and is Sinopec wins $490mn
expected to reach total depth in approximately
at Abu Sennan three weeks. The primary target is the basal
Kafr El Sheikh sand at around 5,730 feet (1,747
Hydrocarbons explorer and producer United metres), which the company estimates to have gas exploration contract
Oil & Gas (UOG) made progress at the ASV-1X 45% chance of success. in Algeria
exploration well in the Abu Sennan licence, London-based SDX is an international oil
onshore Egypt, where the company owns a 22% and gas exploration, production and develop- Chinese oil firm Sinopec Overseas Oil and Gas
working interest in the field operated by Kuwait ment company focused on the MENA region. In Ltd (SOOGL) and Algeria’s state oil company
Energy Egypt. Egypt, SDX has a working interest in two pro- Sonatrach signed a $490mn contract for gas
The ASV-1X well was drilled to a total depth ducing assets: a 36.9% operated interest in the exploration in Algeria’s Zarzaitine field, accord-
of 3,496 metres, encountering 9 metres of net South Disouq and Ibn Yunus gas fields and a ing to a joint statement on May 28.
reservoir in the primary Abu Roash C (ARC) 67.0% operated interest in the Ibn Yunus North Last week, Sonatrach awarded China a
reservoir target and 111 metres of net reservoir gas field in the Nile Delta and a 50% non-op- $520mn contract to build a methyl-tert-bu-
in the secondary Kharita target, the company erated interest in the West Gharib concession, tyl-ether (MBTE) plant. The project will start
said in a statement. Indications of hydrocarbons which is located onshore in the Eastern Desert, production in 2025 with an output estimated at
were recorded on the mud log over the ARC adjacent to the Gulf of Suez. 200,000 tonnes per year (tpy).
reservoir target and oil was identified from the bna/IntelliNews, May 27 2022 The Zarzaitine field lies some 1,500 km
geochemical analysis of ditch-cuttings. How- south-east of Algiers. It is expected to yield 95mn
ever, the initial petrophysical interpretation did Zenith Energy issues update of crude barrels.
not indicate the presence of net pay in either the As per the deal, the two firms will jointly drill
ARC or Kharita reservoir intervals. on workover of ROB-1 well new wells and renovate other oil and gas facilities
Given the evidence from the mud log, the oil in the field. Sonatrach announced earlier that it
seen in the ditch-cuttings, and the similarity to Zenith Energy, the listed international energy had earmarked $40bn to expand its oil and gas
the petrophysical response observed across the production and development company, is exploration and refining capabilities over the
ARC reservoir in the previously drilled ASZ-1X pleased to provide an update on operations in next five years in order to boost oil exports and
well, the joint venture partners have agreed to well ROB-1 at the Robbana concession (onshore meet escalating local demand.
perform a well-test on the ARC reservoir in the Tunisia). In February this year, both Sonatrach and
ASV-1X well. Zenith can confirm that Schlumberger log- Sinopec signed a $179mn contract for the con-
The ASV-1X well was drilled by the Sino ging operations performed in ROB-1 have evi- struction of a 150,000-cubic metre LNG storage
Tharwa-1 rig. It is the second well of the 2022 denced major corrosion in the casing and a lack tank in Algeria’s eastern gas export terminal of
drilling campaign, and the first exploration well of cementing in the location of previous perfora- Skikda.
in the programme. On completion of the initial tions performed in 1988 being the cause of water bna/IntelliNews, May 29 2022

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