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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>ANGLO-DUTCH multinational oil and gas company Shell has spudded the Graff-1 exploration well, off Namibia’s coast, while TotalEnergies drills on the nearby Venus prospect.<\/b><\/p>\n

This was confirmed by National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) chief executive officer Immanuel Mulunga, who said the process started on 9 December and is expected to last 45 days.<\/p>\n

Spudding is the process of beginning to drill a well in the oil and gas industry. A larger drill bit is initially used to clear a surface hole, which is then lined with casing and cement to protect groundwater.<\/p>\n

According to Global Voice, a leading publication on global oil issues, Namcor reported that Shell Namibia Upstream is operating the well with QatarEnergy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is quite a milestone for us and the country as a whole and [we] look forward to the well results,\u201d Mulunga said.<\/p>\n

According to Global Voice, Shell is drilling on Block 2913A in the Orange Basin, in around 2 000 metres of water. Shell and QatarEnergy each have a 45% stake in the area, while Namcor has 10% carried interest.<\/p>\n

Namcor also holds another 10% equity in TotalEnergies, said Mulunga. He said the state-owned company had not spent any money on the projects but should there be any discoveries, they will \u201cpay them back 10% of exploration costs\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to the results around February,\u201d Mulunga said. Shell had been weighing up three prospects on the block before opting for Graff.<\/p>\n

Shell, one of the oil and gas supermajors \u2013 measured by 2020 revenues, is the 19th-largest company in the world. The company shot 7 500 square kilometres of 3D seismic off Namibia in 2019.<\/p>\n

TotalEnergies spudded the Venus well on 1 December on the adjacent Block 2913B. It is drilling this well in 3 000 metres of water, with the Maersk Voyager.<\/p>\n

The Graff-1 is targeting a shallower area than Venus. Tullow Oil has a licence to the north of TotalEnergies’ Block 2913B, while Galp has the licence to the north of Shell’s block. The Kudu gas field is north-east of Shell’s Graff-1 well, where BW Energy is working on a power development plan.<\/p>\n

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