New Discovery Offshore Angola
The well was drilled to a total depth of 2,830 metres and encountered oil in sands of Miocene age with excellent reservoir characteristics. During production tests, the well produced oil at rates in excess of 6500 barrels of oil per day. The drilling operation was carried out in water depths of 500 metres.
Four exploration wells have been drilled on the block, three of these (Sangos, N’Goma and Cabaça Norte) resulted in discoveries. The Cabaça Norte well results exceeded pre-drill expectations, and it has the potential to become the largest find in Block 15/06 to date.
Eni has a 35% working interest and is the operator of Block 15/06, with Sonangol E&P the concessionaire. Other partners are Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção (15%), SSI Fifteen Limited (20%), Total (15%), Falcon Oil Holding Angola SA (5%), Petrobras International B.V. (5%) and StatoilHydro (5%).