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Africa Oil Exits Kenya’s Block 12A

Africa Oil has withdrawn from Block 12A according to its fourth quarter financial and full year financial and operating results and written off $2.0 million in intangible exploration assets relating to the block.

The Block which is operated by Tullow Oil was the focus in Q1 2016 during the drilling of the Cheptuket well which according to the operator encountered good oil shows, seen in cuttings…

Tullow Oil Expresses Optimism Despite Disappointment at Cheptuket

Tullow Oil has said despite the Cheptuket well discovering oil it was pleasing that the company established a petroleum system in the unexplored Kerio basin the first by the company outside the South Lokichar basin.

According to Tullow’s CEO Aidan Heavey in the company update the exploration company identified 700 meters of oil shows in cuttings and rotary sidewall cores.

Cheptuket-1 well the…

Tullow Oil Hits Dry Well in Cheptuket Well in Block 12A – Source

Three months after the drilling of the wildcat well in block 12A commenced OilNews Kenya has learnt from a source who chose to be anonymous that the well has since been completed with no significant hydrocarbon shows.

The well which spud on December 28th 2015 by the PR Marriott Rig-46 was expected to test a basin bounding structural closure in the undrilled Kerio Valley Basin, which is in a…

Cheptuket-1 Well in Kenya’s Block 12A on course to complete in February

Block 12A basin opener Cheptuket well is still on its drilling schedule and is set to complete in February according to block operator Tullow Oil in its last update.

The well that commenced drilling on 28th December 2014 by the PR Marriott Rig-46 is expected to test a basin bounding structural closure in the undrilled Kerio Valley Basin, in a similar structural setting to the successful Ngamia…

Africa Oil Receives Kenyan Government Approval of Maersk Oil Farm In

Africa Oil Corp. has reported that the previously announced farm-out with Maersk Oli and Gas has received approval from the Government of Kenya.

This gives a green light for completion of the farm-out of Blocks 10BB, 13T and 10BA.At completion of the Maersk farmout, the new respective interests in each of Africa Oil’s blocks will be:

Kenya Block 10BB Africa Oil – 25% Maersk – 25% Tullow – 50%*…

Emesek-1 exploration well in Kenya’s North Turkana basin Disappoints

The Emesek-1 exploration well also known as the Tausi prospect located in the North Turkana basin in Block 13T failed to encounter any oil and will be plugged and abandoned.

The Emesek-1 well located in the North Turkana basin and which spud in mid-October drilled to a depth of 3000 meters did not encounter commercial hydrocarbons according to Africa Oil one of the joint venture partners in the…

Extended Well Testing Programme in Amosing field in Kenya Block 10BB complete

Tullow Oil and joint venture partner Africa Oil have completed the production phase of the Extended Well Testing (EWT) programme at the Amosing field and is ongoing at the Ngamia field both in Block 10BB.

This is according to the latest update by the operator where it elaborates that the checks involved testing of five reservoir zones over distances of approximately 330 to 450 meters where…

Tullow Oil announces Farm-Down to Delonex Energy in Kenya’s Block 12A

Kenya’s Block 12A operator Tullow Oil has announced it has agreed to farm-down 25% of its 65% operated working interest in Block 12A to Delonex for a carry.

The block which expects to see its first well spud in 2016 has seen a lot of activity in the past fortnight following the sale of assets by Marathon Oil to an undisclosed company and the entry of Maersk Oilfollowing a farm-out by joint…