Zenith Energy awarded licence to operate Tilapia oilfield

The bid represents a significant milestone for the company, in line with its strategy strategy of acquiring highly prospective oil production and development assets in Africa. Over the last year, Zenith has acquired assets in Tunisia and in the Republic of the Congo, establishing activities in the broader West Africa region.

Andrea Cattaneo, CEO of Zenith, commented: “Zenith’s selection by the Ministry of the Hydrocarbons of the Republic of the Congo as the successful bidder for Tilapia II is an exceptional achievement and is the product, amongst other qualities, of our unwavering commitment and perseverance in pursuing our development strategy.

The company is now positioned to benefit from a potentially transformational asset with highly prospective development and exploration potential in a prolific hydrocarbon basin where we shall be able to deploy our drilling equipment to perform operational activities in agreement with our local partners at a time of increasing recovery in oil prices.

Further, it is a matter of great satisfaction that the company has been able to resoundingly vindicate its confidence in its ability to achieve its publicly announced objectives in the Republic of the Congo, specifically in terms of securing Tilapia II.

The company can now look forward with well-grounded confidence to the journey ahead in the Republic of the Congo and the possible achievement of other publicly stated objectives, including the possible acquisition of additional oil production assets, as well as obtaining repayment of the approximately US$5.7 million owed to the company by SNPC.”

Read the latest issue of Oilfield Technology in full for free: Oilfield Technology's November/December 2020 issue

The November/December issue of Oilfield Technology begins by reviewing the state of the North Sea before moving on to cover a range of topics, including Drilling Technologies, Deepwater Operations, Flow Control.

Contributors come from Varel Energy Solutions, Gyrodata, Clariant Oil Services, Drillmec and many more.

Read the article online at: https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/drilling-and-production/23122020/zenith-energy-awarded-licence-to-operate-tilapia-oilfield/