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Map showing Kenya’s offshore blocks<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The seismic data was processed by Geokinetics, Inc., of Houston USA and interpreted by MRI.<\/p>\n The data was expected to enable MRI to identify the location of a drilling site (Pate-2) which would replicate the original discovery well (Pate-1).Pate- 1 intersected and flowed (uncontrolled) gas and was subsequently plugged and abandoned.<\/p>\n MRI had initially said it would commence planning for Pate-2 in Q3 2013 in a process it had expected to take up to 12 months before the well was spudded.<\/p>\n MRI initially had the intention to complete\u00a0 Pate-2 as a producing well which would undergo\u00a0 extended well testing to supply temporary electric power generating units.<\/p>\n \u201cAssuming that Pate-2 confirms MRI’s current P50 resource estimate, this early gas production would represent\u00a0 Phase 1 of a full-field development to be\u00a0 based upon long term commercialization of the gas resources. Phase 2 would involve development of a 350-500MW power station connected to the Kenyan domestic electricity grid. The grid is currently being extended to the proposed new Lamu Port, located some 15-20kms from the site of the original Pate-1 well,\u201d the company said in a statement in July 2013.<\/p>\n The Pate-2 well and regional seismic acquisition survey was initially planned to be funded through a combination of additional equity and a possible partial farm-out of MRI’s 75% working interest.<\/p>\n Kenya MRI owns a 75% working interest and operatorship (via its 100% subsidiary, Zarara Oil & Gas Limited) in two production sharing contracts over Blocks L4 and L13,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"