Tanzania: Ntorya appraisal to spud mid-December

London-based Aminex expects to spud the Ntorya-2 appraisal well in mid-December using the Caroil 2 drilling rig. Initial results are expected early next year. The well location is a 1,500-metre step-out from the 2012 Ntorya-1 discovery which flow-tested gas at 20mcf/d, with 139 b/d of associated condensate, from a 3.5-metre sand interval. Ntorya-2 is expected to test the up-dip part of the same channel complex as the Ntorya-1 discovery well but in a thicker gross reservoir section.