{"id":10997,"date":"2021-10-18T09:40:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T09:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=10997"},"modified":"2021-10-18T09:40:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T09:40:13","slug":"gambia-drilling-of-bambo-1-well-expected-to-commence-in-1-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/gambia-drilling-of-bambo-1-well-expected-to-commence-in-1-month\/","title":{"rendered":"GAMBIA: Drilling of Bambo-1 well Expected to Commence in 1 Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FAR says operational and logistics planning for the drilling of the Bambo-1 well in offshore Block A2 \u00a0are well advanced and the IceMax drillship is scheduled to be in Las Palmas in late<br \/>\nOctober to complete preparations and loading before mobilizing to The Gambia. FAR has been advised that the spud date for the Bambo-1 well is planned for 13 November, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>FAR contracted Exceed\u2019s wells management team in Aberdeen to assist with the planning and execution of the well.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10999\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Bambo-1.png?resize=534%2C352&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Bambo-1.png?w=534&amp;ssl=1 534w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Bambo-1.png?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Bambo-1.png?resize=100%2C66&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em> Vertically stacked targets at Bambo-1<\/em><\/p>\n<p>All other major contracts for the Bambo-1 drilling project have been awarded, including the contract with Stena for the IceMax and with Schlumberger for bundled services.<\/p>\n<p>Contracts for marine support vessels and helicopter services have also been awarded. Most long-lead materials and supplies have been received and are now at several locations in readiness for the operational phase of the project.<\/p>\n<p>The shore base for the project is located at Dakar, Senegal, and is now fully operational and ready to support the upcoming drilling activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAR says operational and logistics planning for the drilling of the Bambo-1 well in offshore Block A2 \u00a0are well advanced and the IceMax drillship is scheduled to be in Las &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/gambia-drilling-of-bambo-1-well-expected-to-commence-in-1-month\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":10998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7442,11,7444],"tags":[8415,289,9676,867,950,9677,2252],"class_list":["post-10997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-top-news","category-west-africa","tag-bambo-1","tag-block-a2","tag-exceed","tag-far","tag-gambia","tag-icemax","tag-schlumberger","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gambia-Bambo-1.png?fit=533%2C596&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-2Rn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10621,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/gambia-bambo-1-well-oncourse-for-spudding-in-q4-of-2021\/","url_meta":{"origin":10997,"position":0},"title":"GAMBIA: Bambo-1 well Oncourse for Spudding in Q4 of 2021","author":"","date":"July 22, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"FAR has contracted Exceed\u2019s wells management team in Aberdeen to assist with the planning and execution of the well. The contract for the drillship was executed during the quarter and rig owner and operator, Stena, has advised the window for mobilisation of the Stena IceMax drillship to Gambia to be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Central Africa&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Central Africa","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/central-africa\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Gambia-Bambo-1-well.jpg?fit=378%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11137,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/gambia-bambo-1-well-drilling-commences-offshore-block-a2\/","url_meta":{"origin":10997,"position":1},"title":"GAMBIA: Bambo-1 Well Drilling Commences Offshore Block A2","author":"","date":"November 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"FAR Gambia advises that drilling has commenced on the Bambo-1 exploration well in Block A2, offshore The Gambia. The Stena IceMax drillship arrived on site on 12 November Gambian time and after completing preparations, has successfully spudded the well. The Bambo-1 well is located approximately 85km offshore The Gambia, in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Bambo-1.png?fit=534%2C352&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Bambo-1.png?fit=534%2C352&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Bambo-1.png?fit=534%2C352&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10446,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/gambia-far-drilling-of-bambo-1-well-on-target-for-q4\/","url_meta":{"origin":10997,"position":2},"title":"Gambia: FAR drilling of Bambo-1 well on target for Q4","author":"","date":"June 17, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"FAR Limited has locked in the timetable for drilling the Bambo-1 well offshore The Gambia by executing a contract with Stena Drillmax Ice Limited to commence drilling operations in Q4 of this year. The Bambo-1 well in Block A2 offshore The Gambia, is designed to drill into 3 prospects with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":11644,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/gambia-far-concludes-drilling-formation-evaluation-operations-for-the-bambo-1-well-bambo-1st1-in-block-a2\/","url_meta":{"origin":10997,"position":3},"title":"GAMBIA: FAR concludes drilling &#038; Formation Evaluation Operations for the Bambo-1 well &#038; Bambo-1ST1 in Block A2","author":"","date":"January 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"FAR concluded the drilling and formation evaluation operations for the Bambo-1 well and Bambo-1ST1 sidetrack well in Block A2, offshore The Gambia. Bambo-1 was initially drilled to a depth of 3216m MDBRT (measured depth below rotary table) and wireline logging data was obtained. The Bambo-1 well was then plugged and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gambia-Bambo-1.png?fit=533%2C596&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gambia-Bambo-1.png?fit=533%2C596&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gambia-Bambo-1.png?fit=533%2C596&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11867,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/gambia-far-completes-review-of-the-prospectivity-of-blocks-a2-and-a5\/","url_meta":{"origin":10997,"position":4},"title":"GAMBIA: FAR Completes Review of the Prospectivity of Blocks A2 and A5","author":"","date":"February 21, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"FAR\u00a0 has completed a review of the prospectivity of the A2 and A5 blocks offshore the Gambia, following the Bambo drilling campaign in late 2021. The drilling and logging data obtained on the main well (Bambo-1) and the side-track well (Bambo-ST1) confirmed both the presence of a prolific oil source\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Gambia-Block-A2-A5.png?fit=382%2C427&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11460,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/gambia-bambo-1-well-disappoints\/","url_meta":{"origin":10997,"position":5},"title":"GAMBIA: Bambo-1 Well Disappoints","author":"","date":"December 23, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"FAR has announced that it will plug and abandon Bambo-1 well and Bambo-1ST1 side-track well after drilling operations failed to encounter oil. 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