Total Discovers Oil At Gardenia-1 Well On Block 17/06 In Angola

Published: 23-Oct-2009

Total S.A announced that its subsidiary, TEPA (Block 17/06) Limited, and Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola (Sonangol E.P.), have discovered oil on Block 17/06, in the deep waters, offshore Angola. Gardenia-1 is the first well and the first discovery made on Block 17/06. It was drilled in a water depth of 977 meters. The well discovered hydrocarbon reservoirs, both in the Miocene and the Oligocene.

On the Miocene interval, the well produced 4,000 barrels per day (b/d) of 25 API° oil during tests.

This first discovery of Gardenia-1 confirms the potential of the north-western part of Block 17/06. A campaign of further drilling on the block will start on the fourth quarter 2009.

Sonangol E.P. is the concessionary of Block 17/06. TEPA (Block 17/06) Limited is the operator with a 30% stake. The other partners on Block 17/06 are Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção, S.A. (30%), SSI Seventeen Limited (27.5%), ACREP Bloco 17 S.A. (5%), Falcon Oil Holding Angola, S.A. (5%) and PARTEX Oil and Gas (Holdings) Corporation (2.5%).

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