Alba Mineral Resources plc has received permission to continue dewatering and exploring the lower Llechfraith workings in the Clogau-St David’s gold mine, north Wales. EXCLUSION ZONE Natural Resources Wales (NRW)’s grant of an extension to the company’s European Protected Species licence allows the operations to continue until 31 September 2024. “This is significant as it […]
Equipment & Logistics
Corcel JV spuds Tobias-14 in Kwanza
Corcel plc’s consortium partner has spud the Tobias 14 well on the onshore KNON-11 block in the Kwanza basin, onshore Angola. PRODUCTION TO-14 follows drilling of TO-13 which earlier this month encountered “potentially productive zones in multiple intervals” throughout the Binga reservoir. A well testing programme for both wells will begin after operator Sonangol reaches total […]
CRL highlights ‘significant mineralisation trends’
Cornwall Resources Ltd (CRL)’s completed field activities for the Deep Digital Cornwall (DDC) project have indicated “significant mineralisation trends near surface” at its Redmoor licence. TARGETS Parent company Strategic Minerals plc said that CRL submitted analytical data for 2,186 soil samples and a highly detailed ground gravity survey and 3D interpretation. The updated results improve […]
Further rig problems again halt Tai-3 operations
Helium One Global Ltd has temporarily shut down operations because of further problems with its rig, audited last year, on the Rukwa licence in southwest Tanzania. IRON ROUGHNECK The setback follows reports earlier in the week of elevated helium shows from the Tai-3 well after the repair and reinstallation of a faulty component to the […]
United to drill final 2023 well on Abu Sennan
United Oil & Gas plc expects drilling to start over the coming days on the final well of 2023 on the Abu Sennan licence in the Western Desert, Egypt. RESERVOIRS Exploration well ASD S-1X well is targeting an un-risked STOIIP* estimated by United at c.10mmbbls gross across multiple reservoirs intervals, including the primary Abu Roash-C […]
Predator completes acquisition of Cory Moruga
Predator Oil & Gas Holdings plc has completed its acquisition of operator T-Rex Resources (Trinidad) Ltd and 83.8% of the Cory Moruga licence, onshore Trinidad. SNOWCAP The licence includes the Snowcap discovery, with oil previously produced on test from the Snowcap-1 and Snowcap-2ST wells. Over the next three years, Predator will re-enter Snowcap-1 to bring […]