BPCL’s arm announces extension of exploration success with new discovery area in Offshore Mozambique

15 May 2012 Evaluate

Bharat PetroResources (BPRL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), has informed that Anadarko Mocambique Area 1 Limitada, the Operator of exploration block in Rovuma Basin, Area 1, offshore Mozambique, has reported that the Golfinho discovery well encountered more than 59 net meters of natural gas pay in two-high quality Oligocene fan systems that are age-equivalent to, but geologically distinct from , the previous discoveries in the earlier announced Prosperidade complex.

This well discovered a new major natural gas accumulation which is entirely contained within the Offshore Area 1 block of Rovuma basin and nearly 32 kilometeres northwest of its Prosperidade complex. This adds an estimated 7 to 20 plus Tcf (trillion cubic feet) recoverable resources, in addition to the earlier announced 17 to 30 plus Tcf in Prosperidade complex within the block. The Golfinho exploration well was drilled to a total depth of approximately 4537 metres in water depths of approximately 1027 metres .The operator has further reported that an active exploration program in the highly prospective northern and southern portions of the Offshore Area 1 would be continued along with delineation of this new discovery. Once operations are complete at Goldfinch, the partnership plans to mobilize the Belford Dolphin drillship to drill the Atum-1 exploration well.

Moreover, the operators has stated that the partnership successfully flow tested the upper Oligocene zone of  Barquetine I well in the Prosperidade complex at a facility constrained rate of approximately  100 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. This is the third successful drill-stem test in the Prosperidade complex, which is flowing at this facility-constrained rate.

The consortium members in the block are Anadarko Mocambique Area 1 Limitada (36.5% PI), BPRL Ventures Mozambique R.V (10% PI), a wholly owned overseas subsidiary of BPRL, Videocon Mozambique Rovuma 1 (10% PI), Cove Energy Mozambique Rovuma Offshore, (8.5% PI) and Mitsui E&P Mozambique Area 1, (20% PI). The balance 15% PI is with Empressa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos £.P (ENH) the national oil company of Mozambique, who are carried through the exploration phase.

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