Galp and Chevron1 May 2024 06:09
From Galp's results yesterday,
"The exploratory activities identified significant oil columns containing light oil in high-quality reservoir sands and confirmed a lateral
extension of one identified target. The reservoirs log measures confirm good porosities, high pressures and high permeabilities in
large hydrocarbon columns. Fluid samples present very low oil viscosity and contain minimum CO2 and no H2S concentrations. The
flows achieved during the well test have reached the maximum allowed limits of 14 kboepd, potentially positioning Mopane as an
important commercial discovery. In the Mopane complex alone, and before drilling additional exploration and appraisal wells,
hydrocarbon in-place estimates are 10 billion barrels of oil equivalent, or higher"
And now Chevron is the first major to farm into the Walvis Basin. Eco's blocks surround PEL82. ECO's blocks have had tens of millions of dollars spent on them on seismic acquisition working up drilling targets.
So, ECO has farmed out 3B/4B to Total , has a free carry and will harvest plenty of cash along the way. ECO has got over ten companies in the data room re. Orinduik farm out, 3/4 serious contenders will offer deals. Now Namibia is seriously in play.
Multiple huge discoveries in the region. Venus, Graf , Mopane. Many tens of billions of BOE. Chevron has just farmed into the Walvis. ECO has the most acreage there.
By year end , three farm outs in place with majors. Visibility on drilling on all our assets.
ECO hit a market cap of £360m back in 2019 on the Guyana discoveries, no reason they cannot get that kind of valuation again.