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Equity in Block 15/06 is split between Eni, the may eventually support a third development
operator, with 36.8421%; Sonangol P&P, an hub.
affiliate of the national oil company (NOC) In addition to Block 15/06, Eni is the operator
Sonangol, with 36.8421%, and SSI Fifteen Ltd of exploration Blocks Cabinda North, Cabinda
(Angola), with 26.3158%. The partners brought Centro, 1/14 and 28, as well as of the New Gas
the western hub of development on stream in Consortium (NGC).
2014, with the Ngoma FPSO handling oil from Meanwhile, Eni has non-operating equity
the Cinguvu, Mpungi, Nzanza, Ochigufu, San- stakes in Blocks 0 (Cabinda), 3/05, 3/05A, 14, 14
gos and Vandumbu fields. The eastern devel- K/A-IMI and 15, as well as in the Angola LNG
opment hub followed later, and the Agogo field project. ™

Invictus finds anomalies while

processing SG 4571 seismic data

ZIMBABWE AUSTRALIA’S Invictus Energy says that the
ongoing processing of new seismic data col-
lected in 2021, along with the reprocessing of
older data, has revealed the existence of mul-
tiple anomalies within Special Grant 4571, the
company’s licence area within the Cabora Bassa
basin in Zimbabwe.
In a statement dated February 28, Invictus
explained that its contractor Earth Signal Pro-
cessing, an onshore high-resolution data spe-
cialist based in Calgary, was currently processing SG 4571 is located in the Cabora Bassa basin (Image: Invictus)
data gathered in the 2021 Cabora Bassa 2D Seis-
mic Survey (CB21 survey) and also reprocess- expressed satisfaction with the results of the data
ing a legacy set of data collected by Mobil (US) processing programme. He also commented on
before its merger with Exxon (US). To date, it the current state of the company’s upstream
said, Earth Signal Processing has detected mul- drilling campaign, which hinges on the use of a
tiple anomalies within the Cabora Bassa basin of rig owned by Exalo (Poland) to drill the Muzara-
the type that can be indicators for the presence bani-1 well.
of hydrocarbons. “The maiden drilling programme to test the
Invictus stopped short of saying that it had world-class Muzarabani prospect is coming
solid evidence that SG 4571 contained crude oil, together well. We are pleased to have secured
gas condensate or natural gas, as it will not be Exalo’s rig 202, as well as well services with Baker
able to answer this question for certain without Hughes and long-lead items,” Macmillan said.
doing some exploration drilling. However, it “The final seismic data has provided evidence of
stressed that it had confidence in its contractor multiple trapping geometries, and a target-rich
and in its new seismic data. environment for the upcoming drilling pro-
“The parameters employed for the acqui- gramme. The drilling campaign is scheduled
sition of the CB21 survey, along with modern to commence in June 2022, and we are working
data processing technology, have significantly towards a two-well programme. The company is
elevated the data quality to a high standard,” maturing additional potential within our acre-
Invictus commented. age and continuing to build on our significant
It also stated that it intended to continue prospective resource inventory.”
investigating these anomalies, using tools such Invictus is exploring SG 4571 within the
as data-processing solutions developed by Earth Cabora Bassa basin. This block encompasses
Signal Processing. The investigation will involve the Muzarabani and Msasa fields, which may
the evaluation of these anomalies’ geophysical hold a combined volume of 9.25 trillion cubic
signature, along with their trapping geometry feet (261.94bn cubic metres) of natural gas and
and position (structurally and stratigraphi- 294mn barrels of gas condensate in gross mean
cally), for evaluation. In turn, this evaluation unrisked reserves. Muzarabani is the larger of
will serve as the basis of an assessment that will the two fields, with 8.2 trillion cubic feet (232.2
allow Invictus to determine which anomalies bcm) of gas and 250mn barrels of condensate,
are most likely to contain viable hydrocarbon while Msasa may contain 1.05 trillion cubic feet
reserves within definable traps. (29.73 bcm) of gas and 44mn barrels of conden-
Invictus managing director Scott Macmillan sate. ™

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