Mozambique: Indonesians to drill on Buzi field

Indonesian oil and gas company Energi Mega Persada (EMP) plans to drill a well on its Buzi field onshore central Mozambique, even though it has yet to conclude the farm-out deal it has been seeking for some time. A project source said drilling equipment was being shipped from Indonesia and was due to arrive in November, after which the drilling of a first well should take about three months. The drilling was “both exploratory and for opening up production wells”, the source said, adding: “If all goes well we could see commercial production in 2018.”