Anadarko Spuds Tembo-1 Well Onshore Mozambique

Wentworth Resources, East Africa-focused oil and gas company, on Friday announced that drilling operations have commenced on the Tembo-1 well in the Rovuma onshore concession in northern Mozambique.

Wentworth has an 11.59 percent net interest in this well which is being operated by Anadarko.

To date there have been two wells drilled in the Rovuma onshore concession including the Mocimboa-1 well, which encountered oil and natural gas.

The Tembo-1 well is expected to take between 60 and 90 days to complete.

“The Tembo-1 well is designed to test Cretaceous and Jurassic sands in the onshore area of the Rovuma Basin in northern Mozambique, and is the first of two wells that Wentworth will be participating in over the next six months at the concession. The Tembo Prospect is one of the larger prospects (on pre-drill estimates) to be drilled to date in the onshore Rovuma Basin region of East Africa. It is a high impact frontier well and, if successful, could add significant new oil or natural gas resources for Wentworth and open up an entirely new play fairway,” Geoff Bury, Managing Director, commented.