Repsol discovers offshore hydrocarbons in Sierra Leone

Spain’s largest oil company, Repsol has made an offshore hydrocarbon discovery in Sierra Leone. The latest find comes just days after the company announced a large find in Brazil.

Repsol and partners Anadarko, Woodside and Tullow have made the first hydrocarbons find offshore Sierra Leone, indicating the potential of a previously unexplored area.

The discovery in Block SL 6/07 was made in the Venus B-1 well, drilled to a depth of 5,640 metres in water 1,800 metres deep. The Venus well is the first deepwater test in the Sierra Leone-Liberian Basin.

According to a statement by Repsol, the partners are evaluating the results of the find and plan to drill new exploration wells to determine the area’s commercial viability.

The discovering consortium is made up of Repsol (25 percent), Anadarko (operator, 40 percent), Woodside (25 percent) and Tullow (ten percent).

On September 15, Repsol and partners Petrobras and British Gas (BG Group) announced a new oil and gas discovery in block BM-S-9 of Brazil’s deep water Santos Basin.

The find was made in the well 4-SPS-66C, known as Abare West, of the Carioca area. The well is 290km from the coast of Sao Paulo, in water 2,163 metres deep.

The discovering consortium, formed by Repsol (25 percent), Petrobras (45 percent), and the BG Group (30 percent), will carry out evaluation work in the area in accordance to the plans submitted to the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (ANP).

Block BM-S-9 is made up of the Guara and Carioca areas. Samples of oil, gas and carbon dioxide found at depths of 5,150 metres are under analysis.
 

Source: Baird Maritime