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UPSTREAM pleased to be planning the drilling campaign for desired result. DPR cannot sit back and watch
next year and beyond. Plans are continuing to the danger the existence of these illegal facilities
United Oil & Gas provides progress on finalising the additional develop- portends to the lives and property of citizens.
ment well that has been added to the 2021 drill-
This necessitates our going out as the situation
update on ASX-1X well ing programme. The continued investment in arises, to enforce provisions of the relevant laws
Abu Sennan by the JV partners is testament to and regulations for construction and operation
and 2022 Egyptian the potential which exists within the licence, and of petroleum products facilities in the down-
we look forward to updating shareholders as we stream sector,” she said.
drilling programme receive further results from the continuing 2021 been engaging illegal petroleum product facility
She said that DPR, as a business enabler, had
campaign.”
AIM-listed United Oil & Gas has announced an United Oil & Gas, September 21 2021 owners to come and be guided on how best to
update on the drilling of the ASX-1X exploration regularise their businesses and operate legally in
well in the Abu Sennan licence, onshore Egypt. a safe environment.
Highlights: ASX-1X exploration well DOWNSTREAM The zonal operations controller called on all
encountered at least 10m net pay in a number illegal facility operators to come forth and reg-
of oil-bearing reservoirs; Completion of the well DPR seals 11 illegal gas ularise their operations by obtaining the neces-
and well-testing is now planned, and if success- sary license to operate from DPR. This, she said,
ful, will be followed by an application to Egyptian plants and two filling would ensure protection of investor’s assets and
General Petroleum Corp. (EGPC) for a develop- safety of lives and property.
ment lease. stations in Abuja NAN also reports that team visited seven
The ASX-1X well is located 7km to the north fillings stations and sealed 18 petrol pumps for
of the producing Al Jahraa Field. It safely reached The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), sharp practices.
a Total Depth of 4,272 metres, several days ahead in Abuja, on Thursday sealed 11 illegal gas plants DPR, September 17 2021
of schedule and under-budget. Preliminary and two filling stations over sharp practices. The
interpretations suggest the well encountered at News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the
least 10 metres net pay across a number of res- LPG plants and the filling stations visited are SERVICES
ervoir intervals, including the primary reservoir located in Karimo, Gwagwa, Games Village kuje
targets of the Abu Roash Formation. Evaluation and Gwagwalada. TMC Compressors wins
of the well data is continuing, and a comprehen- The LPG operators were said to be operat-
sive plan for testing and completing the well is ing illegally, while the two petrol stations were contract for Woodside
now planned. If successful, this will be followed sealed for operating without license. Wilkie
by an application to EGPC for a development Roselyn, DPR Abuja Zonal Operations Control- Sangomar FPSO
lease. ler, said that efforts to get the illegal operators to
The ASX-1X well was drilled by the EDC-50 regularise their businesses failed to yield result. TMC Compressors (TMC) has been contracted
rig. It is the second exploration well to be drilled “In today’s exercise, 11 illegal LPG plants were to supply the marine compressed air system for
in 2021, adding to our subsurface understand- raided in collaboration with the Nigeria Security the Woodside Sangomar FPSO.
ing, and providing further confidence in the and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC); some per- TMC will deliver a large marine compressed
exploration potential of the Abu Sennan licence. sonnel of these illegal facilities were arrested and air system to Woodside Sangomar FPSO which
2022 Drilling Programme: As part of the they have been handed over to security oper- is currently undergoing conversion from a very
long-term planning to realise the full potential atives for prosecution. All our effort to get the large crude carrier (VLCC) to a floating, pro-
of the Abu Sennan licence, the Company met attention of the illegal facility operators with the duction, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) at
the operator recently to discuss an indicative view of regularising their business failed to yield COSCO shipyard in Dalian, China.
drilling programme for 2022 and beyond. This
programme will include development wells
to maintain production and exploration wells
that have the potential to deliver large reserve
and production upside, starting with an initial
programme of four wells in 2022. The planned
investment demonstrates the exciting future
potential that is recognised within Abu Sennan.
We look forward to building on the impressive
returns to date and maximising output from this
licence in the years to come.
United’s CEO Brian Larkin commented:
“Today’s announcement is the fourth positive
well result from Abu Sennan in 2021. With the
well testing set to begin shortly, we look for-
ward to understanding the full potential of the
ASX-1X well. This is the second exploration
well drilled in 2021 on Abu Sennan and gives us
further confidence in the value of the remaining
exploration potential of the licence. We are also

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