Galp finds extension to breakthrough Mopane oil discovery offshore Namibia

Offshore staff

WINDHOEK, Namibia — Galp Energia has proven more oil in the Mopane structure in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia.

According to partner Custos Energy, the Mopane-2X well has reached its planned depth in PEL 83, having encountered a significant column with light oil in good-quality reservoirs.

The AVO-3 exploration target, the AVO-1 appraisal target and a deeper target were all cored and logged.

Results from AVO-1 show a similar pressure regime to the Mopane-1X discovery well 8 km to the east, confirming a lateral extension, Custos said.

The rig will now return to the Mopane-1X well location to perform a drillstem test, which will continue until early April. Galp plans to analyze the acquired data to assess the commerciality of the discoveries.

PEL 83 is north of Shell’s Graff-1, La Rona-1 and Jonker-1 discoveries, and north and east of TotalEnergies’ Venus-1 oil find.

03.15.2024