{"id":14121,"date":"2024-01-03T08:10:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T08:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=14121"},"modified":"2024-01-03T08:10:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T08:10:26","slug":"namibia-galp-discovers-hydrocarbons-at-the-mopane-1x-well-at-pel-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/namibia-galp-discovers-hydrocarbons-at-the-mopane-1x-well-at-pel-83\/","title":{"rendered":"NAMIBIA: Galp Discovers Hydrocarbons at the Mopane-1X Well at PEL 83"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Galp (operator, 80%) and its partners NAMCOR and Custos (10% each) initiated the drilling campaign<br>in PEL 83, offshore Namibia, on November 17, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first well, Mopane-1X, indicates preliminary signs of hydrocarbon presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drilling and data acquisition campaigns are underway, making any conclusion premature before<br>operations are completed and results assessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mopane exploration well was the first of two wells which are scheduled to be drilled by the semi-submersible rig Hercules under a contract that provides for the two wells and optional testing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PEL 83 is located immediately north of PEL 39, home to Shell\u2019s basin opening, Upper Cretaceous discoveries at Graff-1, La Rona-1 and Jonker-1. Shell continues to progress exploration and appraisal activities on its blocks with an ongoing multi-well campaign through the balance of 2023 and throughout 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Galp (operator, 80%) and its partners NAMCOR and Custos (10% each) initiated the drilling campaignin PEL 83, offshore Namibia, on November 17, 2023. The first well, Mopane-1X, indicates preliminary signs &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/namibia-galp-discovers-hydrocarbons-at-the-mopane-1x-well-at-pel-83\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":14122,"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":[7442,7445,11],"tags":[11447,11446,7913,1675,9513,10552],"class_list":["post-14121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-southern-africa","category-top-news","tag-custos","tag-mopane-1x","tag-namcor","tag-namibia","tag-orange-basin","tag-pel-83","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PEL83.png?fit=2408%2C2708&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-3FL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14277,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/namibia-updates-on-successful-completion-of-well-testing-operations-at-mopane-1x-pel-83\/","url_meta":{"origin":14121,"position":0},"title":"NAMIBIA: Updates on Successful Completion of Well Testing Operations at Mopane-1X PEL 83","author":"","date":"April 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Further to previous updates provided during Q1 2024, Galp (the license operator with an 80% interest) together with its partners NAMCOR and Custos, has\u00a0successfully completed\u202fthe first phase of the\u202fMopane exploration campaign with the conclusion of the Mopane-1X Well Testing operations. The\u00a0Mopane-1X well discovered, in January, significant oil columns containing light\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\/2024\/04\/Namibia-Mopane.jpg?fit=748%2C844&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Namibia-Mopane.jpg?fit=748%2C844&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Namibia-Mopane.jpg?fit=748%2C844&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Namibia-Mopane.jpg?fit=748%2C844&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14014,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/namibia-sintana-energy-reports-rig-enroute-ahead-of-in-first-well-to-spud-in-mid-november\/","url_meta":{"origin":14121,"position":1},"title":"NAMIBIA: Sintana Energy Reports Rig Enroute Ahead of  in First Well to Spud in Mid-November","author":"","date":"October 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"PEL 83 Update In May, Galp entered into a contract with SFL Corporation for the semi-submersible rig Hercules. The 115-day contract, prior to any extension option exercise, is for two wells plus optional well testing. The rig is currently in transit along the coast of West Africa and is expected\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\/2023\/10\/Namibia-83-87-90.png?fit=532%2C588&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Namibia-83-87-90.png?fit=532%2C588&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Namibia-83-87-90.png?fit=532%2C588&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15696,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/namibia-orange-basin-industry-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":14121,"position":2},"title":"NAMIBIA: Orange Basin Industry Update","author":"Samuel Kamau Mbote","date":"April 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Courtesy Oregen Energyy The Orange Basin continues to evolve rapidly from frontier exploration into an active appraisal, development planning, and renewed exploration drilling environment. Recent public disclosures from operators and partners reinforce two important themes: (i) increasing drilling activity and data density across the basin, and (ii) strategic consolidation by\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\/2025\/05\/image-3.png?fit=447%2C613&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15417,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/namibia-totalenergies-concludes-agreement-with-galp-to-enter-as-operator-in-the-prolific-pel-83-license\/","url_meta":{"origin":14121,"position":3},"title":"Namibia: TotalEnergies concludes agreement with Galp to enter as operator in the prolific PEL 83 license","author":"","date":"December 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"TotalEnergies and Galp agreed to launch an exploration and appraisal campaign including three wells over the next two years, with a first well planned in\u00a02026, to further derisk resources and progress diligently toward the development of the Mopane discovery. Concurrently, TotalEnergies, operator of PEL56, remains fully committed to the development\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/totalenergies_namibie-pel83-map_2025.jpg?fit=1110%2C1110&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/totalenergies_namibie-pel83-map_2025.jpg?fit=1110%2C1110&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/totalenergies_namibie-pel83-map_2025.jpg?fit=1110%2C1110&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/totalenergies_namibie-pel83-map_2025.jpg?fit=1110%2C1110&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/totalenergies_namibie-pel83-map_2025.jpg?fit=1110%2C1110&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14164,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/namibia-galp-confirms-discovery-at-the-mopane-1x-well\/","url_meta":{"origin":14121,"position":4},"title":"NAMIBIA: Galp Confirms Discovery at the Mopane-1X Well","author":"","date":"January 11, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Galp\u00a0(80%, operator), together with its partners\u00a0NAMCOR\u00a0and\u00a0Custos\u00a0(10% each), has drilled and logged the first exploration well (Mopane-1X) in block\u00a0PEL83, offshore Namibia. Building on the previous announcement dated January 2,\u00a0Galp now confirms the discovery of a significant column of light oil in reservoir-bearing sands of high quality. Galp says it will continue\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\/2024\/01\/PEL83-1.png?fit=1067%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PEL83-1.png?fit=1067%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PEL83-1.png?fit=1067%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PEL83-1.png?fit=1067%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PEL83-1.png?fit=1067%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14266,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/namibia-galp-registers-success-at-the-mopane-2x-well\/","url_meta":{"origin":14121,"position":5},"title":"NAMIBIA: Galp Registers Success at the Mopane-2X\u00a0well","author":"","date":"March 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Galp\u00a0together with its partners\u00a0NAMCOR\u00a0and\u00a0Custos, has successfully drilled the\u00a0Mopane-2X\u00a0well to its designed depth, in block\u00a0PEL83. Drilling encountered a significant column with light oil in reservoirs of high quality. The AVO-3 exploration target, the AVO-1 appraisal target and a deeper target were fully cored and logged. 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