{"id":11836,"date":"2022-02-15T19:25:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T19:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=11836"},"modified":"2022-02-15T19:25:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T19:25:21","slug":"zimbabwe-invictus-energy-provides-project-and-drilling-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/zimbabwe-invictus-energy-provides-project-and-drilling-update\/","title":{"rendered":"ZIMBABWE: Invictus Energy Provides Project and Drilling Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HIGHLIGHTS<br \/>\n\u2022 Rig being contract finalised, mobilisation to commence in May<br \/>\n\u2022 2 Well Exploration Program Expected to Commence June<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Muzarabani-1 well confirmed<br \/>\n\u2022 Planning of 2nd exploration well location and extended licence area discussions under way<br \/>\n\u2022 Geo Associates (80% owned by Invictus) working with Republic of Zimbabwe to conclude the gazettal of extended area and Production Sharing Agreement<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rig contract being finalised, mobilisation to commence in May<\/strong><br \/>\nExalo has revised the mobilisation date for Rig 202 to May to enable additional inspections and maintenance to be performed once the current program is concluded. Accordingly, the spud date for the first well is now anticipated in June. Invictus and Exalo have also agreed to extend the commitment date for the second well option to allow for the formal gazettal of the extended licence area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2 well exploration program expected to commence June 2022<\/strong><br \/>\nFollowing Invictus\u2019s recent updates confirming the securing of the Exalo Rig 202 and Exalo as the drilling contractor and Baker Hughes to provide integrated well services, Invictusis pleased to advise that it is progressing engagements with the Republic of Zimbabwe on a licence area extension to culminate in a 2 well exploration program for the upcoming drilling campaign in June 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Invictus Energy received permission to acquire additional data during the CB21 Seismic Survey in an existing application area and has provided a commitment to the Republic of Zimbabwe to drill a second well within the area. The Company has commenced preparations for the second well including securing long leads and consumables for a 2 well campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HIGHLIGHTS \u2022 Rig being contract finalised, mobilisation to commence in May \u2022 2 Well Exploration Program Expected to Commence June \u2022 Muzarabani-1 well confirmed \u2022 Planning of 2nd exploration well &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/zimbabwe-invictus-energy-provides-project-and-drilling-update\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":8566,"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":[7442,7445,11],"tags":[217,10170,8078,9731,2272,2767],"class_list":["post-11836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-southern-africa","category-top-news","tag-baker-hughes","tag-exalo-rig-202","tag-geo-associates","tag-muzarabani-1-well","tag-seismic","tag-zimbabwe","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Zimbabwe-Cabora-Bassa.jpg?fit=570%2C797&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-34U","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11362,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/zimbabwe-exalo-bags-muzabarani-1-drilling-contract\/","url_meta":{"origin":11836,"position":0},"title":"ZIMBABWE: Exalo Bags Muzabarani-1 Drilling Contract","author":"","date":"December 10, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Invictus Energy has confirmed that it has executed a MOU with EXALO Drilling SA to drill the Muzarabani-1 exploration well and an option for an additional exploration well for the basin opening drilling campaign scheduled to commence in May 2022. \"Following extensive evaluation, a number of suitable rig options on\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\/12\/Exalo-202-Rig.jpeg?fit=1024%2C681&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Exalo-202-Rig.jpeg?fit=1024%2C681&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Exalo-202-Rig.jpeg?fit=1024%2C681&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Exalo-202-Rig.jpeg?fit=1024%2C681&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12288,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/zimbabwe-invictus-energy-signs-integrated-well-services-contract-with-baker-hughes\/","url_meta":{"origin":11836,"position":1},"title":"ZIMBABWE: Invictus Energy Signs Integrated Well Services Contract with Baker Hughes","author":"","date":"May 26, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Invictus is pleased to confirm it has executed a binding well services contract with Baker Hughes\u00a0 for its basin opening drilling campaign in the Muzarabani-Mbire area of Zimbabwe, scheduled to commence end of July 2022. 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