Oslo, 29 July 2024 - Panoro Energy ASA ("Panoro" or the "Company") today
provides an update on production and drilling activities at the Dussafu Marin
Permit ("Dussafu") offshore Gabon in which Panoro has a 17.5 per cent working
interest.
John Hamilton, CEO of Panoro, commented:
"Our recent drilling successes announced in May, which resulted in material new
discoveries at extensions of the Hibiscus South and Hibiscus fields, have
prompted the Dussafu partners to expand the scope of the current campaign to
incorporate eight new production wells and prioritise these low-cost / high
-margin fast-track development opportunities. The extension of the Borr Norve
rig will also allow us to fully transition to conventional ESP systems at all
production wells and ensure that we drill the exciting high-impact Bourdon
prospect in the current campaign, in line with our infrastructure lead
exploration and appraisal strategy aimed at unlocking the substantial organic
upside that exists on the block."
Production
Gross production at Dussafu in Q2 2024 was 21,184 bopd (3,707 bopd net working
interest to Panoro) and includes the effect of 21 days planned annual
maintenance shut-down of the FPSO BW Adolo as previously communicated.
Gross oil production at Dussafu is expected to reach approximately 40,000 bopd
when all wells in the current campaign are completed and onstream.
Drilling update
Following the discovery in May of a north-eastern extension at the Hibiscus
South field (announced by the Company on 10 May 2024), the DHBSM-2H production
well has successfully been drilled into the discovery, completed and was handed
over to production operations without incident on 25 July. The DHBSM-2H well
was drilled with the Borr Norve jack-up drilling rig and encountered good
quality oil saturated reservoir sands in the regionally prolific Gamba
reservoir.
This well is the first to be completed with the new conventional ESP system and
will be put onstream shortly after hook up and testing.
Rig contract extension and forward work plan
The Dussafu partners have also extended the contract for the Borr Norve jack-up
drilling rig until February 2025. With the delivery of all conventional ESP
systems (including spares) now secured the forward work plan is to successively
workover the previously drilled and completed wells, installing conventional ESP
systems, and drill one production well into the recently discovered northern
flank of the Hibiscus field (announced by the Company on 21 May 2024).
The current campaign will therefore result in a total of eight new production
wells across the Hibiscus / Hibiscus South / Ruche fields (in addition to the
six pre-existing production wells at the Tortue field). The increased well
inventory will allow for an extended production plateau for this current phase
of the Hibiscus development.
Bourdon Prospect
The rig contract extension is also expected to include the drilling of a well to
test the Bourdon Prospect which is located in a water depth of 115 metres
approximately 7 kilometres to the southeast of the BW Mabomo production facility
and 14 kilometres west of the BW Adolo FPSO. The Bourdon Prospect has an
estimated mid-case potential of 83 million barrels in place and 29 million
barrels recoverable in the Gamba and Dentale formations.
Enquiries
Qazi Qadeer, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +44 203 405 1060
Email: investors@panoroenergy.com
About Panoro
Panoro Energy ASA is an independent exploration and production company based in
London and listed on the main board of the Oslo Stock Exchange with the ticker
PEN. Panoro holds production, exploration and development assets in Africa,
namely interests in Block-G, Block S and Block EG-01 offshore Equatorial Guinea,
the Dussafu Marin License offshore southern Gabon, the TPS operated assets, Sfax
Offshore Exploration Permit and Ras El Besh Concession, offshore Tunisia, and
onshore Technical Co-operation Permit 218 in South Africa.
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