The wells Nzanza-1 and Cinguvu-1 are located around 350km northwest of Luanda in a water depth of some 1.400mt. During production test, the Nzanza-1 well produced oil with a density of 18 API gravity at rates above 1,600 barrels per day. At Cinguvu-1, the production test reached a maximum flow of 6,400 barrels per day of oil with a density of 23 API gravity.
The other partners of the block are Sonangol P&P (15%), SSI Fifteen (20%), Total (15%), Falcon Oil Holding Angola (5%), and Statoil Angola Block 15/06 (5%).
Petrobras said that Nzanza-1 and Cinguvu-1 results follow the success of Cabaca Norte-1 well reaching a count of three consecutive oil discoveries in the block in 2009, and five in total, including Sangos and N’Goma drilled by block 15/06 partnership in 2008. Additional exploratory wells will be drilled in block 15/06 yet this year.
