Sinopec to spud Bomu prospect in Gulf of Guinea

Sinopec JDZ Block 2 Ltd. will start drilling the deepwater Bomu-1 prospect on Block 2 in the Sao Tome & Principe Joint Development Zone (JDZ) in the Gulf of Guinea before the end of August, the company said.

Aug. 26, 2009

Uchenna Izundu
OGJ International Editor

LONDON, Aug. 26 -- Sinopec JDZ Block 2 Ltd. will start drilling the deepwater Bomu-1 prospect on Block 2 in the Sao Tome & Principe Joint Development Zone (JDZ) in the Gulf of Guinea before the end of August, the company said.

Sinopec will drill the well to a TD of 3,536 m in 1,646 m of water using Transocean Inc.’s Sedco-702 semisubmersible drilling rig in 1,646 m of water.

“The well, named JDZ Bomu-1, will target a number of potential exploration targets at different depths in one of the several prospects identified from 3D seismic analysis and interpretation in JDZ Block 2,” said partner ERHC Energy Inc. Final well results should be available in the fourth quarter.

The production-sharing contract for JDZ Block 2 was signed in March 2006, and the partners have been carrying out extensive subsurface studies and preparations for exploration drilling.

Sinopec JDZ is leading a consortium that includes ERHC Energy Nigeria JDZ Block 2 Ltd., Addax Energy Nigeria Ltd., ONGC Narmada Ltd., Equator Exploration JDZ Block 2 Ltd., A & Hatman Ltd., Momo Deepwater JDZ Ltd., and Foby Engineering Co. Ltd.

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