London-based Oryx Petroleum is preparing to drill a wildcat next year in waters controlled jointly by Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, writes Iain Esau.
Oryx operates the AGC Central licence in which it has identified significant potential resources based on 3D seismic data with geological comparisons drawn with Cairn Energy’s SNE oil and gas discovery in Senegal.
Final interpretation is almost complete, with prospect selection to follow.