Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (ReconAfrica) has received a 3-year extension to its Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) from the Office of the Environmental Commissioner, Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism of the Republic of Namibia, covering the entire PEL 73 permit in northeast Namibia.
The ECC authorizes ReconAfrica to continue drilling stratigraphic test wells to depths approved by Ministry of Mines and Energy and NAMCOR as well as completing a sidetrack of the company’s first well, Kawe 6-2, in Kavango basin.
The extension was approved Aug. 11, 2022 and is valid until Aug. 26, 2025.
ReconAfrica holds 90% interest in the permit, which at about 25,000 sq km, covers the entire Kavango sedimentary basin.
