Woodside discovers new oil and gas prospects in GabonWednesday, 25 April 2018 06:51This is the second oil discovery of Woodside in Gabon. (Image source: Gary Bembridge/Flickr)Australia-based Woodside Petroleum, a prominent player in Africa’s oil and gas exploration activities, has discovered a new oil prospect offshore GabonIn its first-quarter report, Woodside said that the Boudji-1 exploration well in the Likuale (F14) Block1 intersected a 90-metre gross oil and gas column in high-quality hydrocarbon-bearing pre-salt sands. Following African governments’ ambitious plans to encourage and discover new oil and gas exploration wells throughout the continent, Woodside, along with other international oil and gas majors, have expressed interest in exploring Africa’s oil and gas prospects. Woodside also has a significant presence in North Africa’s oil and gas prospects. Speaking about exploring new oil and gas fields in Africa, Woodside said that it aims to support African governments in developing important deepwater oil and gas projects.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 25, 2018 06:45 UTC