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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Oryx farms down Congo asset: Haute Mer B

Oryx has entered into a farmout agreement with Total for its 30% interest in the Haute Mer B exploration licence offshore Congo (Brazzaville) for a cash consideration of USD8 million. Total has an existing 34.6% alongside Chevron (20.4%) and SNPC (15%). The farmout is effective from 1st January - Total will reimburse for any costs incurred year-to-date, estimated to be c.USD5 million. The deal is anticipated to close before the end of June and...

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SDX makes a play opening discovery in Morocco – Lalla Mimouna

SDX has made a gas discovery in Morocco at the LNB-1 well on its Lalla Mimouna licence. The well successfully drilled into two targets: Lafkerena (deeper) Upper Dlalha (shallower) The well is being completed as a producer in the Upper Dlalha and the deeper Lafkerena is being suspended until the appropriate equipment can be mobilised. The Lafkerena target is significantly larger than previously encountered on the nearby Sebou licence. Management...

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Kurdistan E&Ps get paid for January sales

Genel has announced that the Tawke and Taq Taq partners have received payment from the KRG for January oil sales. The Tawke partners (DNO 75% and Genel 25%) have received USD56 million and will also share in a USD13 million overriding payment The Taq Taq partners partners received USD8 million this month The continuing payments by the KRG is constructive for sentiment and critical in bringing interest and investment back into the region. Many E&Ps have held off investing in the country with payments being a big concern. While the continuing...

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SDX has made a gas discovery on its South Disouq licence

SDX made a gas discovery with the Ibn Yunus-1X well on its South Disouq licence. The well is planned to be tied into nearby infrastructure being constructed to commercialise the original gas on the block (SD-1X). First gas on the licence, which will now be from both wells, is targeted for H2 2018. SDX has a 55% operated stake in the licence, having farmed out 45% to IPR in February 2015. SDX made the SD-1X discovery in 2017 which tested successfully...

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Tamar: Win one contract, lose another

Following Noble Energy and Delek Drilling’s announcement in February that it would be selling gas to Egypt’s Dolphinus Holdings from the Tamar and Leviathan fields, Egypt is ditching a previous agreement to import gas from Tamar. Madrid’s Union Fenosa Gas had signed a non-binding letter of intent in May 2014 with the Tamar field partners to buy gas for the supply of the Damietta LNG plant in Egypt. The LNG plant is operated by Segas, a JV between...

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Bidders pull out of Alba sale by Statoil and Mitsui

Deloitte has launched the sale of Endeavour Energy UK. The US parent company of Endeavour Energy UK is going through bankruptcy proceedings and Deloitte has been appointed to monetise the company’s UK unit. Endeavour Energy UK owns a 25.7% in Alba amongst other North Sea assets. This is larger than Statoil’s 17% or Mitsui’s 13.3% stake which is being marketed. Although Statoil and Mitsui have been trying to sell their stakes since the end of...

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