Angola: New pre-salt find for Cobalt


Issue 270 - 04 Feb 2014 | 1 minute read

Cobalt International Energy has announced a first discovery in the syn-rift interval in the Bicuar #1A pre-salt deep-water exploratory well on Block 21. The well was drilled to a depth of 5,739 metres and encountered 56 metres of oil and condensate pay from multiple pre-salt intervals. This is the fourth deep-water pre-salt discovery offshore Angola by Sonangol and Cobalt, and the first discovery in the deeper pre-salt syn-rift reservoir. “The syn-rift discovery in Bicuar validates the presence of a viable seal and trap with quality reservoir rocks in the deeper reservoir section,” said Cobalt chief exploration officer James Farnsworth.

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