Calima has been awarded 4-year rights to block 2813B,Â  5,344 sq km west of the Kudu gasfield in the Orange Basin, expanding on the companyâs position in the Comoros and Western Sahara. Commitments include 2D or 3D seismic + a prospectivity review. Calima Energy (op), partners Trago Energy (20%), Harmattan Energy (14%), Namcor (10%). The block was previously Grishamâs and recently expired.
Aker is reportedly talking over the acquisition / participation in the South Deepwater Tano (SDWT) block, 3,478 sq km adjacent south to its Deepwater Tano-Cape Three Points (DWT-CTP) unit, and currently held by AGM Petroleum. A potential collaboration, co-investments or different corporate transactions are envisaged. A potential deal would depend on results of drilling due to be carried out across both blocks in 2H â18. It is recalled up to 2 wells are planned in the DWT-CTP block, in which Aker partners with Lukoil, FuelTrade + GNPC.