ConocoPhillips wildcat comes up dry offshore Angola

November 04, 2014

ConocoPhillips wildcat comes up dry offshore Angola

HOUSTON – ConocoPhillips' Kamoxi-1 exploration well in Block 36, offshore Angola in the Kwanza basin, has been drilled to a total depth of 22,660 ft. The well will be plugged and abandoned as a dry hole. 

“Although the Kamoxi well results were disappointing, we continue to see potential for this subsalt Angola play,” said Larry Archibald, senior V.P., Exploration. “After plugging Kamoxi, we will spud a well on adjacent Block 37, which will be the second wildcat in our planned four well exploration program in the Kwanza basin.

“We are also actively pursuing a wide range of other global exploration opportunities, including follow-up to the promising and recently announced FAN-1 well located offshore Senegal,” added Archibald. “A second wildcat in Senegal has commenced and additional drilling activity in Senegal is being contemplated for late 2015 or 2016.”

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