Anadarko Strikes More gas Offshore Mozambique

Anadarko Petroleum has discovered new natural gas deposit within the offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma Basin of Mozambique.

The Orca-1 discovery well encountered approx. 190 net feet (58 meters) of natural gas pay in a Paleocene fan system.

The company is designing an initial two-well appraisal program to define the areal extent of the Orca field, which will commence immediately after drilling our Linguado and Espadarte exploration wells.

The Orca-1 exploration well was drilled to a total depth of approx. 16,391 feet (4,996 meters), in water depths of approx. 3,481 feet (1,061 meters).

Anadarko is the operator in the Offshore Area 1 with a 36.5-percent working interest.