Shell Discovers Oil in Enigma-1X, Sixth Well in Namibia’s PEL.39 License in Orange Basin
The UK supermajor had been on the probe since February 27, 2024, with the semi-submersible rig. Deepsea Bollsta.
Enigma-1X is located 15 kilometres south-southeast of Shell’s Jonker-2A appraisal well.
The wildcat is part of Shell’s second multi-well exploration and appraisal campaign, which began in December 2022, after the inaugural campaign that resulted in the announcement of the Graff-1 discovery.
Shel’s basin opening, Graff-1, declared in February 2022, effectively launched the series of discoveries that have bolstered Namibia’s profile as a hydrocarbon hot spot, featuring hub-sized wins by TotalEnergies and Galp Energia and pulling the otherwise conservative Chevron into the fray.
But the size of the prize has been smaller for Shell than its European rival, TOTAL.
Shell’s Graff and Jonker accumulations have, respectively, been reported by the Namibian Ministry of Mines. and Energy as holding between 250 million and 400 million barrels of estimated recoverable reserves of oil. each, whereas TOTAL’s Venus discovery, which came after Graff, reportedly holds in excess of 2 billion barrels of oil and is now the centre piece of the French major’s regionwide exploration and development. effort in Southern Africa, including neighbouring South Africa.
If Jonker is the focus of Shell’s commercial project in Namibia, as the energy press has widely claimed, the likelihood is that Shell is planning the development of a cluster of fields as opposed to developing single accumulations.
Ongoing Data Evaluation Determines Commercial Potential of Enigma-1 Discovery
