非洲石油公司在纳米比亚的多井评估和勘探钻井计划将于2月底之前开始，对2913B区块的Venus轻质油发现进行评估。

Venus发现的轻质油及伴生气田位于奥兰治盆地，距纳米比亚南部近海约290公里，水深约3,000 m。马士基航行者号钻井船钻探总深度6296 m，遇到了下白垩统优质轻质破油砂岩油藏。 

非洲石油公司总裁兼首席执行官基思·希尔 (Keith Hill) 在 2 月 22 日的新闻稿中表示：“根据伍德·麦肯齐 (Wood Mackenzie) 的说法，金星的发现是 2022 年世界上最大的石油发现，它使奥兰治盆地成为世界级的石油省。” 。

该计划将瞄准多达四口井（enus-1A、Venus-1X、Nara-1X 和 Nara-1A），并在成功评估金星发现后，对 Nara 远景进行调查，这是金星可能向西扩张的区域。 

在 2913B 区块，该发现的第一口评估井 Venus-1A 将使用 Tungsten Explorer 钻井船进行钻探，随后进行 Deepsea Mira 钻杆测试。然后，仍然使用 Deepsea Mira，Venus-1X 探井将重新进入并侧钻进行第二次钻杆测试，以评估 Venus 储层。 

在 2912 区块，Tungsten Explorer 将对 Nara-1X 进行钻探和流量测试，如果成功，将对 Nara-1A 评价井进行钻探和流量测试，以探索结构和储层质量，以便金星聚集可能扩展到 2912 区块。 

“我很高兴通过我们对 Impact 的持股以及与 Venus 结构趋势一致的 3B/4B 区块 20% 的运营权益，我们站在了这一激动人心的游戏的最前沿，”希尔说。“我们是唯一一家对金星感兴趣的公开上市独立石油和天然气公司，我们的橙色盆地面积为寻求接触其潜在转型优势的投资者提供了一个非常有吸引力的机会。”

Impact Oil and Gas Namibia Pty Ltd. 持有 2913B 区块 (PEL 56) 20% 的工作权益。该项目由 TotalEnergies EP Namibia 运营，持有 40% 的工作权益，卡塔尔能源公司持有 30% 的权益，NAMCOR 持有 10% 的权益。Impact还持有2912区块（PEL 91）18.89%的工作权益，TotalEnergies作为运营商持有37.78%的工作权益，QatarEnergy持有28.33%，NAMCOR持有15%。 

非洲石油公司是一家加拿大石油和天然气公司，在尼日利亚、肯尼亚、圭亚那以及西非和南非拥有资产。 

Africa Oil Corp.’s multi-well appraisal and exploration drilling program in Namibia is due to begin before the end of February to appraise the Venus light oil discovery in Block 2913B.

The Venus discovery is a light oil and associated gas field located in the Orange Basin, about 290 km offshore southern Namibia, and in a water depth of approximately 3,000 m.  Drilled by the Maersk Voyager drillship to a total depth of 6,296 m, it encountered a high-quality light oil-breaking sandstone reservoir of Lower Cretaceous age. 

"The Venus discovery, which according to Wood Mackenzie was the world's largest oil discovery in 2022, has opened up the Orange Basin as a world-class petroleum province,” Africa Oil President and CEO Keith Hill said in a Feb. 22 press release.

The program will target up to four wells—Venus-1A, Venus-1X, Nara-1X and Nara-1A—and investigate the Nara prospect, a possible westerly expansion of Venus, following successful appraisals of the Venus discovery. 

In Block 2913B, the first appraisal well in the discovery, Venus-1A, will be drilled using the Tungsten Explorer drillship, followed by a Deepsea Mira drill stem test. Then, still using the Deepsea Mira, the Venus-1X exploration well will be re-entered and side-tracked to conduct a second drill stem test in order to evaluate the Venus reservoir. 

In Block 2912, Nara-1X will be drilled and flow tested by the Tungsten Explorer and if successful, the Nara-1A appraisal well will be drilled and flow tested to explore structure and reservoir quality for the possible expansion of the Venus accumulation into Block 2912. 

“I am delighted that we are at the forefront of this exciting play through our shareholding in Impact, and a 20% operated interest in Block 3B/4B that lies on trend with the Venus structure,” said Hill. “We are the only publicly listed independent oil and gas company with an interest in Venus, and our material Orange Basin acreage presents a very attractive opportunity for investors looking for an exposure to its potentially transformational upside."

Impact Oil and Gas Namibia Pty Ltd. holds a 20% working interest in Block 2913B (PEL 56). It is operated by TotalEnergies EP Namibia, who holds 40% working interest, Qatar Energy who holds 30% and NAMCOR who holds 10%. Impact also holds 18.89% working interest in Block 2912 (PEL 91), with TotalEnergies as operator and holding 37.78% working interest, QatarEnergy holding 28.33% and NAMCOR with 15%. 

Africa Oil Corp. is a Canadian oil and gas company with assets in Nigeria, Kenya, Guyana and West and South Africa.