Shell today announced it discovered gas in the Leopard-1 well 90 miles off the coast of Gabon in west Africa. Shell said it would undertake an appraisal program to determine the volume of the resource. The well was drilled to a total depth of about 7,000 feet.
“Shell has been exploring in Gabon for over 50 years,” said Shell Upstream International Director Andy Brown. “This latest deep water discovery is a testament to the innovation of our explorers in pursuing new plays, and application of our global sub-surface expertise.”
Shell has a 75% interest in the well and CNOOC Limited owns the remaining 25%.
Shell in July announced a deepwater Gulf of Mexico discovery that could contain 100 million barrels of oil equivalent.
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