88 Energy Limited (88 Energy or the Company) is pleased to announce the completion of 2D seismic processing over Petroleum Exploration Licence 93 (PEL 93) in the Owambo Basin, Namibia.
Important Outcomes
· Significant structures have been identified in the processed data, which is yet to be interpreted in-house.
· Effective acquisition parameters and high-quality data confirmed, with processed data showing good signal-to-noise ratio across all nine acquired seismic lines.
· Interpretation of the new data will commence shortly in collaboration with our Joint Venture (JV) partner, Monitor Exploration Limited (MEL).
· Programme designed to enable an independent estimation of a maiden independent Prospective Resource for PEL 93 and identify potential future drilling locations.
· Volumetrics are anticipated to estimate a significant prospective resource from Mulden (Upper and Lower) and Otavi reservoirs, validating PEL 93 as a project with material scale and opportunity.
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The processing, conducted by Earth Signal in their Canadian offices, covered 203 line-km of 2D seismic data. Earth Signal's expertise in land seismic data processing has produced an exceptional image, enabling detailed interpretation of the Damara play in both the Mulden and Otavi reservoir targets.
A preliminary review of the 2D seismic data validates the interpretation of several leads previously identified on legacy datasets. Initial structural interpretation, which used the dimensions and orientation of an analogous anticline studied in an outcrop to the south, has been completed by the Company's JV partner, MEL. This analysis highlights Lead 9 as a very robust, high-relief structure covering approximately 186 km2, with clear access to charge from the source rock interval in the centre of the basin.
88 Energy and MEL will soon commence a detailed interpretation of the new 2D seismic data to update the prospect inventory and aim to attain a maiden independent Prospective Resource classification by Q1 2025. This work programme will include mapping and assessing potential drilling locations within the PEL 93 acreage, informed by insights from Recon Africa's Naingopo-1 well on nearby PEL 73. Volumetrics are anticipated to estimate a significant prospective resource from Mulden (Upper and Lower) and Otavi reservoirs, validating PEL 93 as a project with material scale and opportunity.
Forward Work-Program
Damara Play Exploration Drilling Update
In October 2024, our near neighbour, Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd (Recon Africa) announced that the Naingopo-1 well on Petroleum Exploration Licence 73 (PEL 73) in the Owambo Basin is ongoing, with results anticipated in the next few weeks. The Naingopo-1 well is the first drilled by Recon Africa specifically targeting the Damara play, which is the same play interpreted by 88 Energy and its JV partner in the PEL 93 acreage. This recent activity has drawn considerable attention from the oil and gas community, with Recon Africa announcing a farm-out to BW Energy prior to the Naingopo-1 spud, validating the efforts of Recon Africa and its peers in the basin to date.
PEL 93, Owambo Basin, Onshore Namibia
PEL 93 covers 18,500km2 of underexplored sub-surface within the Owambo Basin, Namibia. 88 Energy, through its wholly-owned Namibian subsidiary, holds a 20% working interest in PEL 93, with an option to earn up to a 45% non-operated interest via additional staged farm-in activities. Completion of the acquisition and processing of more than 200 line-km of 2D seismic data fulfils the required licence commitment for the First Renewal Exploration period.
This announcement has been authorised by the Board.