Saint-Louis Profond block, deepwater Senegal (MSGBC) Basin, WD 3,100m, TD 5,200m, announced dry on 5 Feb â18, Ensco DS-12. Kosmos (op), partners BP + Petrosen. This concludes the 4-well exploration drilling campaign with the Ensco DS-12 rig, and it was a disappointing one. The Hippocampe and Lamantin wells in Mauritania were also uncommercial, while only Yakaar in Senegal (1st well drilled) was a gas discovery.
Requin Tigre 1 op. by Kosmos (30%, full carried on the cost of the well BP 60%, Petrosen 10%) in the Saint Louis Offshore Profond block, failed to hit any hc, âThe prospect was fully tested but did not encounter hydrocarbons. Post-well analysis is currently ongoing to determine the reasons it was unsuccessful".