The company set off at the start of this year to drill five high-impact exploration wells.

The first two were, in fact, the appraisal wells Elevala-2 and Ketu-2 in Block PRL 21, which were operated by Horizon Oil and which exceeded pre-drill expectations.

Co-venturer Kina Petroleum has upgraded the total Block PRL 21 gross mean gas resources from 409 billion cubic feet of wet gas to 845 Bcf.

Horizon