CNOOC confirms that it will not pre-empt the sale of Tullow’s assets in Uganda to Total

On 23 April 2020, Tullow announced that it had agreed the sale of its assets in Uganda to Total and that CNOOC had rights of pre-emption to acquire 50% of these assets on the same terms and conditions as Total. CNOOC has now informed Tullow and Total that it has elected not to exercise its pre-emption rights. Accordingly, there are no changes to the previously announced transaction or timeline and Tullow continues to expect the transaction to...

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Tullow: An African update

Tullow provided a trading update today which gives an overview on progress across a selection of Africa's key fields and developments. Ghana Production in Q1 2018 at Jubilee averaged 63.8 mbopd - there were 19 days of shut-ins throughout the period. An updated shut-in/maintenance schedule plans for three weeks of downtime in May and one week at year end for a total of 47 days. Tullow’s production is insured at c.USD60/bbl, but with Brent to date hovering above USD70/bbl the company is incentivised to minimise down time. TEN production performed...

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Kenya goes alone with first oil targeting 2021 - plays catch-up with Uganda

Kenya was left at the pipeline “altar” in 2016 when Uganda decided to export its crude via a Tanzanian pipeline instead. The years of work around a joint Ugandan-Kenyan pipeline went to waste as the two countries could not agree on the development with security as well as political factors hindering co-operation between the two countries. Kenyan oil discoveries in the Lokichar Basin had been left in limbo with no export plan in sight. However,...

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Battle of the routes

Significant resources have been discovered in East Africa with 1.7bnbbl lying in Uganda and 600mmbbl in Kenya. The key barrier to monetising the vast amounts of oil is an export pipeline. In 2010, when Tullow acquired Heritage’s acreage, first oil was envisaged for 2016. Over the last five years, this timing has slowly crept back with estimates now pushed back to late-2019 despite government PR continuing to promote first oil in 2016-17. There...

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Sub-Saharan Africa - newsflow update

Gabon Deepwater - Leopard discovery Leopard-1 was drilled on licence BCD10 Shell 75%*, CNOOC 25% Encountered substantial gas column with 200m net gas pay Further appraisal required FLNG? 3-4 tcf may be required, although economics of sales into Europe are marginal Government is also keen to grow domestic gas market Congo Offshore - Eni/NewAge - follow up discovery in Marine XII Minsala Marine discovery Estimated 1bnboe in place, of which...

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