Eni Makes Gas Discovery Offshore Congo

Eni has announced a new gas and condensates discovery offshore Congo.

The find lies in the exploration prospect Nkala Marine, located in the Marine XII block, about 20 kms from the coast and 3 kms from the Nene Marine field, already in production, the company said Thursday.

The discovery, realised through the Nkala Marine-1 well, is expected to have a potential of 250-350 million barrels of oil equivalent in place.

“During the production test, the well provided over 300,000 standard cubic meters per day of gas and associated condensates. The well, drilled in a water depth of 38 meters, encountered a major gas and condensates buildup in the pre-salt clastic geological sequence of lower Cretaceous age, crossing a hydrocarbon column of 240 meters,” Eni said.

The Italian major will be starting the evaluation of Nkala Marine through new delineation wells.

Eni, through its subsidiary Eni Congo, is the operator of Marine XII block with a 65 percent stake. The other partners are New Age, with 25 percent stake, and the Congolese state company Societé Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (SNPC), with 10 percent stake.