The
Mbawa-1
well
hit
52
net
metres
of
gas
pay
in
the
primary
Cretaceous
sandstone
target.
The
well
is
still
drilling
towards
a
planned
total
depth
of
3275
metres,
and
there
is
a
secondary
target
reservoir
along
the
way.
Pancontinental
chief
executive
Barry
Rushworth
said
Mbawa
is
"the
first
ever
substantive
hydrocarbon
discovery
offshore
Kenya.
We
are
delighted
to
prove
that
there
is
a
working
hydrocarbon
system
offshore
Kenya.
“With
drilling
continuing
to
a
deeper
exploration
target,
these
interim
results
may
be
the
first
part
of
the
story
in
this
well,
and
they
are…
