Azule Energy, the Eni-BP joint venture, has completed the Quitexe-1 exploration well in the ultra-deepwater Block 47 offshore Angola but has not disclosed the results of the probe.

Well Objectives and Geological Significance

The Quitexe-1 well, which spudded in mid-September, was a potential play opener targeting prospectivity in the outer reaches of the Lower Congo basin. According to energy consultancy Westwood Global, the well was targeting Miocene and Oligocene channel-and-lobe turbidites in four-way dip closures linked to salt diapirs.

Drilling Operations and Vessel Movement

Data from marine intelligence provider VesselsValue indicates that the drillship Valaris DS-7 arrived at Block 47 on 10 September and departed the well location at the end of October. The drillship remains in Angola and has now moved to operate on Azule's Paladio field in Block 18, which is part of the Eni-BP joint venture's Greater Plutonio asset that produces via a floating production, storage and offloading vessel.

Status of Results

At the time of publishing, Azule Energy had not responded to inquiries regarding the results of the Quitexe-1 well.

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