Light oil was discovered in Palaeocene sandstones of good reservoir quality with preliminary estimates of gross recoverable resources in the range of 27 – 57 million boe on a P90-P10 basis, with a mean of 41 million boe.
Springfield Exploration and Production has successfully completed appraisal well test activity at the Afina oil and gas discovery, offshore Ghana.
Under the agreements, Eni will be able to explore the area for up to 9 years.