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Shell in Gabon discovery

Oct 22, 2014

Shell made a large exploration discovery at the Leopard-1 well, offshore Gabon, West Africa. The exploration well encountered a substantial gas column with around 200m net gas pay in a pre-salt reservoir. Leopard-1 is located in license BCD10 approximately 145km off the Gabonese coast…

Ruche FPSO plan approved

Oct 13, 2014

A plan to develop the Ruche fields in the Duffafu license offshore Gabon using a floating production, storage and offloading vessel has been approved by the country’s authorities.  The project, operated by Harvest Natural Resources, will see the Ruche A (formally Ruche)…

Ruche discoveries off Gabon declared commercial

Jul 21, 2014

Harvest Natural Resources Inc. announced today that a Declaration of Commerciality (DOC) has been signed with the Gabonese Republic (Gabon) pertaining to the Dussafu Marin permit offshore Gabon. This follows Gabon's award, on 17 July…

Polarcus begins Gabon seismic

Oct 08, 2013

Panoro Energy ASA commenced a 3D seismic acquisition program in the Dussafu block off Gabon. The work will be carried out by Polarcus and is planned to cover an area of approximately 1260 km2 in the outboard part of the Dussafu license.  The…

Sidetrack confirms discovery

Apr 10, 2013

Panoro Energy found 20m of oil pay in a sidetrack to its earlier Tortue prospect discovery in Dussafu Marin PSC, offshore Gabon. The discovery well, Dussafu Tortue Marin-1 (3430m TD, 118m water depth), found oil in the pre-salt Gamba and Dentale reservoirs…

Panoro sidetrack finds oil off Gabon

Feb 11, 2013

Panoro's DTM sidetrack encounters 20m oil pay Image: PanoroPanoro Energy ASA is pleased to announce an update to its drilling operations in the Dussafu Tortue Marin-1 (DTM-1) well drilled in the Dussafu Marin PSC, offshore Gabon, West Africa…

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