On the Miocene interval, the well produced 4,000 barrels per day (b/d) of 25 API° oil during tests.
This first discovery of Gardenia-1 confirms the potential of the north-western part of Block 17/06. A campaign of further drilling on the block will start on the fourth quarter 2009.
Sonangol E.P. is the concessionary of Block 17/06. TEPA (Block 17/06) Limited is the operator with a 30% stake. The other partners on Block 17/06 are Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção, S.A. (30%), SSI Seventeen Limited (27.5%), ACREP Bloco 17 S.A. (5%), Falcon Oil Holding Angola, S.A. (5%) and PARTEX Oil and Gas (Holdings) Corporation (2.5%).
