Chevron’s recent Kapana 1-X exploration well offshore Namibia did not encounter commercial hydrocarbons, according to Sintana Energy on Jan. 15.
Sintana has an indirect interest in PEL 90 in the Orange Basin via its 49% shareholding in Custos Energy, which in turn owns one of the license partners, Trago Energy.
The well, operated by Chevron subsidiary Harmattan Energy, reached total depth ahead of schedule.
Sintana said the operation did provide information on key aspects of the basin and increased confidence in the planned future program on PEL 90.
"The US oil producer said the well called Kapana 1-X in the PEL 90 block provided valuable information about the basin, and the company anticipated it would explore further in Namibia," according to a recent Reuters report.
Exploration of Namibia’s Upper and Lower Cretaceous plays in the offshore Orange Basin has delivered nearly 5 Bbbl from nine wells since 2022, according to a Westwood Global Energy Group analysis report released in August 2024.
