BW Energy makes high quality discovery offshore Gabon

BW Energy announced a substantial oil discovery on the northern flank of the Hibiscus field, post conclusion of the drilling and logging of the DHIBM-7P pilot well

The oil is with good reservoir quality and a material uplift to the Hibiscus area. 

Preliminary evaluation indicated rise in Hibiscus gross recoverable reserves (mid-case) of approximately 8-12 mn bopd. Gross production from the Dussafu licence is approximately 23,200 barrels of oil per day, amounting to a total gross production of approximately 2.14 mn barrels of oil. 

The well will be completed as a development well later in 2024.

First Gamba-Dentale accumulation in Hibiscus 

The DHIBM-7P development adds to BW Energy's previous find in DHBSM-2P pilot well which too revealed good prospects. 

The DHIBM-7P pilot was drilled from the MaBoMo production platform to a total depth of 3,941 metres.

Drilled by the Borr Norve jack-up rig the target area is located approximately 1.5 kms north-northwest of the MaBoMo. 

Notably, the hydrocarbon column extends across the boundary between the Gamba and the underlying Dentale formation.

This is the first example of a common Gamba-Dentale hydrocarbon accumulation in Hibiscus Field.

The current operation in Dussafu is to complete the development well (DHBSM-2H) in the northern flank of the Hibiscus South field that was recently successfully appraised.