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Written by Sunny Oputa Friday, 17 February 2012 18:11

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Eni makes new Mamba find

Written by Sunny Oputa Wednesday, 15 February 2012 21:43

Italy’s Eni has made a new giant gas discovery at the Mamba North-1 prospect in Area 4, off Mozambique.

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The Mamba North-1 discovery well was drilled to a total depth of 5330 metres and encountered a mineral potential of 212.5 billion cubic metres, according to the Italian operator.

Eni said the well intersected a total of 186 metres of gas pay in multiple high quality Oligocene and Paleocene sands.

The well produced about 1 million cubic metres of gas per day and minor volumes of condensate during testing, but flow rates were constrained by surface facilities.

However, Eni estimated output per well would reach more than 4 MMcmd in a final production completion configuration.

Mamba North-1 lies in water depths of 1690 metres, about 45 kilometres off the Capo Delgado coast and 23 kilometres north of the Mamba South-1 discovery.

Following the discovery at Mamba North-1, Eni estimated the total volume of gas in place in the Mamba complex at about 850 Bcm.

The Italian company now plans to drill another five wells in 2012 on nearby structures in order to assess the upside potential of the Mamba Complex.

Eni holds a 70% interest in Offshore Area 4 with Galp Energia, Kogas and ENH each holding a 10% share.

Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Congo DRC and Niger – coming big in Houston Oil Conference

Written by Sunny Oputa Wednesday, 08 February 2012 19:43

H.E Alexandre BARRO CHAMBRIER, the Minister of Mines, Oil and Hydrocarbon will lead the nation’s delegate including Theophile Ogandaga, the general manager of Gabon’s Economic Free Zone, Ruvin Moussavou, the deputy general manager of the ministry and Landry Olouchy, the director of exploration to the 5^th annual sub-Saharan Africa oil and gas conference scheduled for April 26 -27 in Marriott West Loop, Houston. With the new gas master plan by the government of H.E. Ali Bongo to develop the gas sector of the Republic of Gabon, Chambrier and his compatriots will be presenting the nations potentials and under going projects as it relates to gas monetization and deep/ultra deep water activities in the country.

Equatorial Guinea, led by the delegate minister for mining, industry and energy, H.E. Gabriel Obiang Lima, supported by Vicente Abeso Mbuy, the director of the ministry of hydrocarbon and Juan Ondo Ndong, the director of Sonagas G.E, will be showcasing gas monetization and exploration updates in the Central African nation including new projects and efforts of the government to diversify the nation’s economy.

Emmanuel Armah -Kofi Buah Hon. Emmanuel Armah-kofi Buah, Ghana’s deputy minister of energy will a lead strong delegate of the nation’s oil and gas industry to present perspectives on new petroleum policy and investment opportunities in the country. The ministry of hydrocarbon of Democratic Republic of Congo is presenting a staunch delegation, with Joseph Pili Pili Mawezi, the Secretary General of the ministry as the point- man to present the opportunities in the Graeben and Tangayika Basins.

Republic of Niger, which has become another promising place for oil and gas business is sending a dynamic group led by Ousseini Assane Boureima, the director of exploration to showcase available blocks in the country and woo investors to this new market.

The 5^th annual sub-Saharan Africa oil and gas conference is aimed to create a common forum where top government officials /national oil companies from Sub-Saharan Africa, international oil companies, independent exploration, production, service companies, investors, financial institutions would meet to exchange ideas, and also showcase available investment opportunities/ ongoing projects .

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Gas Monetization & Deep Exploration in Africa

Written by Sunny Oputa Wednesday, 22 June 2011 19:02

According to World Bank report, the economy of Africa will experience a 5.3% growth by the end of 2011, thereby becoming the second most promising economy in the world after that of Asia. Most of the growth expected in Africa will come from revenues that will emanate from the oil and gas sector, especially from Sub-Saharan Africa. Increase in activities in the gas sector and deep water field development are envisioned to be part of the boosters of the economic growth.

Africa has about 117.482 billion barrels potential reserves of oil and 14.58 trillion cubic meter of gas reserves. Out of the 14.58 Tcm of gas reserves in Africa, about 147.2 Trillion cubic feet of gas are embedded in Sub-Saharan Africa. The region is under-explored and no major gas exploration campaign has taken place there. Apart from accidental discoveries of gas during oil exploration (associated gas), special attention has not been paid to exploration of gas and development of gas fields in the region. And out of this volume of gas about 1,837 billion cubic feet is produced per year, 1,313 Bcf of gas flared or vented per year, 203 gas re-injected/year and about 308 Bcf/year is pushed into the market for local consumption and export.

The salient question becomes: firstly, why flare and vent 1,313 Bcf of gas which is money wasted that would have enhanced economic growth in the region? Sub-Saharan Africa loses about USD 3 billion annually through gas flaring. Secondly, why threaten the environmental with global warming by increasing large emission of greenhouses gases into the atmosphere through gas flaring?

Today Sub-Saharan African countries are poised to grow their economies and get rid of ‘Dutch disease’ by commercializing gas in the region, also known as gas monetization and reduce threats to the environment. Various governments in the region are coming up with diverse policies to meet up their goals for gas monetization, putting an end to gas flaring, and increasing exploration and gas development. Therefore, there is high potential of establishing a lucrative gas market in the region.

The envisaged growth in the gas sector goes together with the expected increase in deep water development in sub-Saharan Africa amid latest discoveries, opening of new frontiers in East, Central, West and Southern African countries. Development of marginal and deep water fields that take place offshore far which are often very far from living areas are guaranteed havens that will spike up daily productions and trigger equitable growth in a win-win manner. Understanding new petroleum laws, local content policies, guaranteeing adequate technologies – both conventional and disruptive, finance and sustainable human capital are important in succeeding in the blossoming deep water operations in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The 5^th Annual Sub-Saharan Africa Oil & Gas Conference which will take place from April 26 – 27, 2012, in Houston will bring together national oil companies from the region, government officials, big, small –medium independent oil companies, investors, financial institutions and all stakeholders in the industry will play out in two parts along with panel sessions.

A. Gas Monetization:

v The future of gas in the global energy mix

v Potentials and strategies for developing gas market (local & export)

v Gas focused exploration campaign and field development

v Analysis of gas reserves in the region

v Issues and challenges in developing gas market in Sub-Saharan Africa

v Petroleum laws and local content policies

v Risk management and geopolitical issues

v Project financing and debt structuring

v Challenges of technologies in gas field development

v Gas utilization for power generation

v LNG, LPG

v Fertilizer

v Infrastructures

v Environmental policies and regulations

v West African Gas pipeline & Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline – State and Future

Panel discussion: “From Waste to Riches: Stopping gas flaring”

Issues and challenges in stopping gas flaring in Sub-Saharan Africa

The position of national governments and role of politics
The readiness of international Oil Companies
Private sector interest
Environmental threats
Global and local environmental policies
Turning waste to money - need for gas monetization
Developing large and small fields
Technology & capitalization

B. Deep water fields exploration and development:

v The state and future of deep water exploration in the emerging market

v Challenges and issues of field development

v Petroleum laws

v Conventional / non-conventional technologies

v Process methodologies

v Project financing

v Risk management

v Environmental and safety issues

Panel discussion: “Petroleum Laws and impact on deep water oil field development.”

Who will attend this conference:

National oil company executives, senior government officials, and policy makers

International and local oil company executives, top management and decision makers

Senior geophysicists, geologists, petroleum engineers and industry top players

Business development executives and new venture managers

Lawyers, consultants and local content experts

Project finance experts, bankers and senior investment officers

Market analysts, researchers and academics with interest in the industry

Non Governmental Organizations

Any stakeholder in the oil and gas industry

At present, Energy & Corporate Africa, the organizers of the conference are calling for papers, sponsorship and participation.

Contact Information:

Lydia Lawrence

Event Manager

Energy & Corporate Africa

10103 Fondren Road, Suite 321

Houston, Texas 77096, USA

Tel: + (713) 271 7778 Fax: +(713) 271 7773

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Website: www.energycorporateafrica.com

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Written by Sunny Oputa Tuesday, 09 November 2010 17:52

Mission Statement

To be a quality hand in nurturing human development; a herald of new Africa, and a ray of light that showcases socio-economic development, sustainable environment and equitable return on investment to us and various stakeholders in Africa.

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