{"id":13782,"date":"2023-07-10T11:34:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T11:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=13782"},"modified":"2023-07-10T11:34:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T11:34:03","slug":"congo-brazzaville-petronor-reports-hy-production-growth-of-16-infill-drilling-ahead-of-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/congo-brazzaville-petronor-reports-hy-production-growth-of-16-infill-drilling-ahead-of-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"CONGO BRAZZAVILLE: PetroNor Reports HY Production Growth of 16% &#038; Infill Drilling Ahead of Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first half of 2023 PetroNor reports an average gross production of 30,330 bopd has been achieved (subject to final allocation adjustments). This is equivalent to 5,105 bopd net to PetroNor on a working interest basis and represents an increase of 16 % over the previous half year in 2022. Field performance is supported by strong contributions from the six infill wells on Litanzi and Tchibeli NE drilled in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As reported on 12 June, infill drilling restarted in late May 2023 with an initial focus on the Tchibeli<br>field. The programme is progressing ahead of schedule with the first two wells now drilled to planned<br>total depth and currently being completed for production. First oil from these wells is expected during<br>August. An additional two infill wells on Tchibeli are planned to follow this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As reported on 6 July, PetroNor lifted and sold 270,000 bbls (net entitlement production) on 26 June<br>2023, bringing total sales for the year to 833,266 bbls. The realised sales price was 72.1 USD\/bbl. The<br>Company will release its 1H interim financial statements on 30 August 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first half of 2023 PetroNor reports an average gross production of 30,330 bopd has been achieved (subject to final allocation adjustments). This is equivalent to 5,105 bopd net &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/congo-brazzaville-petronor-reports-hy-production-growth-of-16-infill-drilling-ahead-of-schedule\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":13783,"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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7447,7442,11],"tags":[504,9858,8476,11278,9857],"class_list":["post-13782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-central-africa","category-countries","category-top-news","tag-congo","tag-litanzi","tag-petronor","tag-pngf-sud-field","tag-tchibeli-ne","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PNGF-Sud.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-3Ai","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12176,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/congo-petronor-commences-production-from-2-litanzi-infill-wells\/","url_meta":{"origin":13782,"position":0},"title":"CONGO: Petronor Commences Production from 2 Litanzi Infill Wells","author":"","date":"April 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Two wells of the initial Litanzi infill wells have been put on production; well #1 (injector) is flowing for a cleanup period producing some oil and mostly water as expected, Well #2 (producer) was put on production on April 14th and has produced above expectation for the first 8 days\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\/2022\/04\/congo_petronor.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congo_petronor.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congo_petronor.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congo_petronor.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12420,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/congo-petronor-ep-provides-production-update-for-q2-2022\/","url_meta":{"origin":13782,"position":1},"title":"CONGO: PetroNor E&#038;P Provides Production Update for Q2 2022","author":"","date":"July 12, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"PetroNor E&P ASA provides an update on its second quarter production. PetroNor holds an indirect ownership interest of 16.83 per cent in PNGF Sud in Congo, which is the Company\u2019s core production licence. Total gross field production from this asset amounted to 22,842 bopd (preliminary production allocation) in the second\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\/2022\/04\/congo_petronor.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congo_petronor.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congo_petronor.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congo_petronor.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12907,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/congo-brazaville-perenco-strikes-oil-deep-pre-salt-at-tchibeli-ne\/","url_meta":{"origin":13782,"position":2},"title":"CONGO BRAZAVILLE: Perenco Strikes Oil Deep Pre-salt at Tchibeli NE","author":"","date":"December 5, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Perenco has hit oil at an additional exploration target in an identified deeper pre-salt structure\u00a0located in the Vandji sandstones, Tchibeli NE, encountered an oil column of 75 metres. The target was\u00a0 part of a two Tchibeli NE development production wells which were brought online last week according to JV partner\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\/2022\/04\/congo_petronor.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congo_petronor.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congo_petronor.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congo_petronor.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11319,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/congo-petronor-ep-announces-reserves-upgrade-at-pngf-sud\/","url_meta":{"origin":13782,"position":3},"title":"CONGO: PetroNor E&#038;P Announces Reserves Upgrade at PNGF Sud","author":"","date":"December 7, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"PetroNor E&P has announced that 1.88 mmbo of net contingent resources are being transferred to reserves increasing PetroNor\u2019s proven plus probable reserves from 20.2 mmbo to 22.1 mmbo (estimate as per 1 January 2021). The reserves upgrade corresponds to a reserve replacement ratio of approximately 140 per cent of PetroNor\u2019s\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\/12\/PNGF-Sud.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PNGF-Sud.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PNGF-Sud.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PNGF-Sud.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13995,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/congo-petronor-announces-production-increase-in-q3-2023\/","url_meta":{"origin":13782,"position":4},"title":"CONGO: PetroNor Announces Production Increase in Q3 2023","author":"","date":"October 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"PetroNor E&P provides the following update on the Congo operations related to the PNGF Sud field complex. Third quarter net to PetroNor production was 5,118 bopd, compared with 4,130 bopd in the same periodin 2022, yielding an average YTD production of 5,119 bopd (subject to final allocation adjustments). Thesenumbers include\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\/2023\/10\/PNGF-Sud.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PNGF-Sud.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PNGF-Sud.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PNGF-Sud.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13116,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/congo-q4-2022-pngf-sud-production-increase-to-a-decade-high\/","url_meta":{"origin":13782,"position":5},"title":"CONGO: Q4 2022 PNGF Sud Production Increase to a Decade High","author":"","date":"January 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Average working interest production for PetroNor E&P ASA increased to 4,700 bopd1 in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with 4,100 bopd in the previous quarter and 3,700 bopd in the corresponding period of 2021. PetroNor\u2019s December production was 5,1001 bopd. The improvement is driven by added capacity from the\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\/2022\/04\/congo_petronor.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congo_petronor.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congo_petronor.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congo_petronor.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13782"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13784,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13782\/revisions\/13784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}