| Current Activities |
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News Releases |
| Kenya |
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Significant Increase in Independent Resource Estimates in Kenya
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Aug 22, 2012
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Block 9 |
AOI signs farmout agreement with Marathon Oil |
July 23, 2012
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The Company is in final negotiations to secure a drilling rig for its upcoming Bahasi-1 exploration well in Block 9 in Kenya.
The well is expected to spud in the third quarter of this year. |
April 15, 2013 |
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Block 10A |
The Paipai-1 well has reached a total depth of 4255 metres, encountering igneous rocks at the base that appear to be basement. Light hydrocarbon shows were encountered in sands in the Lower Cretaceous interval and the well is currently being cased for additional fluid sampling by MDT.
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February 13, 2013
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Temporary suspension of the Paipai-1 exploration well in Kenya for ongoing evaluation.
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March 1, 2013
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Block 10 BA |
Pre-seismic environmental studies completed.
Offshore and nearshore portions of 2D seismic will commence in July 2012
Full Tensor Gravity survey completed. |
February 22, 2011 |
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Block 10BB |
Completed drilling the Ngamia-1 exploration well to a total depth of 2,340 meters and reported a significant light oil discovery. The Ngamia-1 well encountered over 100 meters of net light oil pay.
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July 4, 2012 |
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The first of six drill stem tests at the Ngamia-1 well has been concluded. |
April 15, 2013 |
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Tullow Oil Plc, the operator of Block 10BB in Kenya, has commenced drilling at the Etuko (formerly Kamba) prospect. This well will target a new play area in the Lockichar Basin where a working petroleum system has been confirmed by recent discoveries at Ngamia and Twiga.
Testing operations continue on the Ngamia #1 well and is expected to be completed in early June. |
May 13, 2013 |
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Block 12A |
AOI signs farmout agreement with Marathon Oil.
The 500 kilometer 2D seismic program is expected to commence in first quarter of 2013.
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July 23, 2012 |
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Block 13T |
Twiga South-1 Exploration was drilled to a total depth of 3,250 metres. The well encountered 30 metres of net oil pay in Tertiary sandstone reservoirs. In addition, the well also encountered a thick sequence of fractured rock section exhibiting oil and wet gas shows over a gross interval of 796 metres.
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November 26, 2012
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The testing program at the Twiga South-1 oil discovery in Kenya has been successfully completed. The fifth and final Drill Stem Test ("DST") flowed at a rate of 461 bopd bringing the cumulative flow rate up to 2,812 bopd, constrained by surface equipment. With optimised equipment these flow rates would increase to a cumulative rate of around 5,200 bopd.
High quality 37 degree API waxy sweet crude was flowed from all three zones in the Auwerwer formation with good quality reservoir sands encountered. The well has been suspended as a potential future production well. |
February 21, 2013 |
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| Ethiopia |
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Significant Increase in Independent Resource Estimates in Ethiopia
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August 22, 2012 |
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Adigala Area |
During the first quarter of 2012, the Company completed an airborne FTG survey.
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The Company and its partner have completed the first exploration period of three years and have exceeded the contractual work obligations.
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August 3, 2011 |
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Ogaden Blocks
(Blocks 7 & 8) |
AOI signs farmout agreement with New Age (Africa Global Energy) Limited |
October 26, 2012 |
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Drilling preparations are underway on the El Kuran prospect.
Operator New Age are in the process of mobilizing a drilling rig and related services to the location.
The well is expected to spud in the second quarter of this year. |
April 15, 2013 |
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South Omo |
The Sabisa-1 well was spud on January 13, 2013 by the Operator, Tullow Oil Plc (“Tullow”) and is currently drilling ahead. The well is expected to take approximately 60 days to reach the planned total depth of 2,600 meters |
January 14, 2013
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The Company and its partners have selected Sabisa-1 as the first drilling location in the South Omo Block. The Sabisa-1 well site has been prepared and the rig and associated equipment is in the process of being mobilized to the well site. Additionally, work has commenced on the acquisition of an additional 500 kilometers of 2D seismic in the eastern portion of the South Omo Block. |
November 20, 2012 |
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The Sabisa-1 has been drilled to a preliminary total depth of 1,810 metres.
Hole instability issues have required the drilling of a sidetrack to comprehensively log and sample zones of interest. The sidetrack recently commenced and a result is now expected in late May. |
April 15, 2013 |
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Rift Basin Area Block |
Preparations are underway to conduct a Full Tensor Gradiometry (FTG) survey on the Company's newly awarded Rift Basin Area Block (previously the Rift Valley Joint Study Area) in Ethiopia. The survey is expected to commence this month and be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2013. |
April 15, 2013
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Puntland,
Somalia |
Dharoor Block |
Horn has demobilized the drilling rig and has completed restoration of both drilling locations. Efforts are now focused on making preparations for a seismic acquisition campaign in the Dharoor PSA which will include a the previously unexplored eastern portion of the basin as well as prospect specific seismic to delineate a drilling candidate in the western portion of the basin where an active petroleum system was confirmed by the recent drilling at the Shabeel-1 and Shabeel North-1 locations. |
November 15, 2012 |
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The Company and its partners have entered into the next exploration period in both the Dharoor Valley and Nugaal Valley PSC's which carry a commitment to drill one exploration well in each block by October 2015.
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November 20, 2012 |
