Life on Venus: TotalEnergies’ Namibia wildcat hits reservoir amid optimism

Promising early indications at ultra-deepwater wildcat, multiple exploration contacts tell Upstream, while other sources say its early days and urge caution

On location: TotalEnergies' Venus-1 well offshore Namibia is being drilled by the Maersk Voyager drillship
On location: TotalEnergies' Venus-1 well offshore Namibia is being drilled by the Maersk Voyager drillshipPhoto: MAERSK DRILLING
Published 16 February 2022, 13:30Updated 16 February 2022, 18:30