Tick tock7 Aug 2018 07:03
From PCL quarterly report 31.7.18. Namibia is in the spotlight for several companies, window of opportunity is getting smaller.
Namibia Offshore
PEL 37
The drilling vessel, Ocean Rig Poseidon iscurrently positioned in Walvis Bay,
offshore Namibia awaiting commencement of drilling the Cormorant-1 well.
Preparations are on track for the September, 2018 spud of the well.
The highly anticipated Cormorant-1 wellcomes after extensive evaluation and
exploration efforts by Pancontinental and its joint venture Operator and Partners.
Pancontinental is not financially exposed to the drillingcosts of the well as per
the previously negotiated farmout agreement with Tullow.
In addition, Pancontinental will receive a cash payment of US $5.5 million (AU $7
million) from Africa Energy Corp. which is the second instalment of its investment
into Pancontinental’s subsidiary and the PEL 37 project.
Further credibility for the project came from the April farmin to the block next
door for a 40% interest by oil giant ExxonMobil. This block contains an extension
of the play trend Pancontinental is drilling.
PEL 87
Pancontinental has mapped extensive high-potential and oil-prone turbidite fan
“fairways” in the newly awarded Petroleum Exploration Licence 87 offshore
Namibia.
Oil generating source rocks are evident from well control studies in PEL 87.