On 4 March 2019, operator Aker Energy AS revealed that it discovered oil in the Pecan South 1A exploratory well, drilled some 5 km to the southeast of the recent Pecan 4A appraisal, in DWT/CTP block. Pecan South 1A was spudded in late January with the âMaersk Vikingâ drillship. The company will shortly start a sidetrack to help confirming the newly discovered reserves volumes.  Aker Energy is planning to drill another well in the block, before submitting a full Plan of Development (POD) to the authorities by late March 2019, including gross contingent resources ranging 600 to 1,000 MMboe.  Aker Energy CEO Jan Arve Haugan commented, " We are pleased to announce another successful well as the operator of the DWT/CTP block. The drilling result is another confirmation of the geological model for the area.â  Pecan is the main field of the 2,024 sq km DWT/CTP block. It comprises an elongated Turonian channel system, N-S oriented. Pecan is expected to be the main production hub of the permit, with several satellites to be tied in at later stages (Pecan North, Almond, Cob, Paradise).  Norwegian company Aker Energy operates the DWT/CTP block with 40%, alongside Lukoil (38% WI) and FuelTrade (2% WI). State-run Ghana National Petroleum Corp (GNPC) holds the remaining 20%.
Aker Energy (40% op, Lukoil 38%, Fuel Trade Ghana 2%, GNPC 20%) in DWT/CTP block has successfully drilled the Pecan S.-1A, oil encountered, prepared to sidetrack.