On 12 February 2018, local media reported that Sonatrach International E&P Corp (Sipex) had encountered hydrocarbons in the Kafra 1 wildcat in the north of Kafra licence. The well was spudded around December 2017. Sipex is the sole participant of the 23,000 sq km Kafra permit located in the Seguedine Rift, Chad Basin.
Kafra 1 op. by Sonatrach Sipex (100%) in Kafra block âhad encountered hydrocarbonsâ - local media reported.