Herald Scotland: Gas firm prepares to start exploration drilling on African land

Bowleven, the West Africa focused oil and gas firm, has said it expects to start exploration drilling onshore Cameroon next month.

The Edinburgh-based firm said drilling will start on the first well on the Bomono licence, Zingana, in February following "some minor logistical issues which have now been resolved". In December Bowleven said drilling operations were expected to commence on Bomono around the end of the year.

Yesterday the company, led by chief executive Kevin Hart, said civil engineering activities continue with the preparation of the second well site, Moambe. The well will be the first drilled onshore Cameroon by Bowleven, which has focused activity in the waters off the country to date.
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