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Fifth EAGE Eastern Africa Petroleum Geoscience Forum
- Conference date: March 30, 2021 - April 1, 2021
- Location: Online
- Published: 30 March 2021
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Local Content Legislative Framework in Kenya
Authors L. Obwogo, L. Koiyo, J. Waringa and A. OmarSummaryThis paper analyses the provisions as well as strengths and weaknesses of the Petroleum Exploration and Production Act of 1986 with regard to Local Content Requirements. Specifically, it outlines various challenges faced by upstream Kenyan contractors as a result of the old legislation that hindered their effective participation in the sector. It then compares and analyses the facelift on Local Content Requirements outlined therein in overcoming the weaknesses of the 1986 Act. In addition, various risks — to Government, IOCs and the Local communities — are outlined.
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Where next offshore East Africa? Mega-regional seismic dataset highlights new play potential
Authors N. Hurst and P. BellinghamSummaryThe offshore East African margin has proven a rich exploration province over the last 10 years. We use a mega-regional integrated seismic dataset stretching from Northern Kenya to the Angoche Basin, Mozambique to highlight new play potential across the region.
In Kenya, we demonstrate two distinct provinces in the offshore, separated by the Davie-Walu Ridge. To the north, the system is dominated by a narrow shelf and steep slope with gravitational deformation prevalent. To the south the Tembo trough presents a confined recently deformed system with multiple trapping geometries with clastic and carbonate targets.
Intense recent deformation and structural inversion has created the uplifted areas of Zanzibar and Pemba islands. We show how this deformation presents likely trapping geometries and targets. Outboard tectonism along the Davie Fracture Zone has resulted in several Lower Cretaceous structures upon which potential reservoir systems onlap or cover.
In the Comoros, our investigation focuses on the potential for Cretaceous and Palaeogene deep-water sand systems charged by Lower Cretaceous source rocks. Multiple, large low relief structures provide significant volume potential.
The Angoche Basin, Mozambique provides the last area of discussion. We show some of the potential reservoir and trap architectures in the thick post rift section of this basin.
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Reconstruction of Sediment Routing into the South African Cape Basin for Reservoir Quality Predictions
Authors K. Van Toorenenburg, M.W. Blakeley, C.R. Carvajal and J.F. BijkerkSummaryThe Cape Basin is an underexplored depocentre that forms part of the greater Orange Basin, situated offshore on Southern Africa’s Atlantic Margin. This study assesses reservoir quality based on offset well data to underpin the current exploration effort in block 5/6/7. The work includes a reconstruction of regional sedimentary pulses and drainage evolution, and updated core descriptions of offset exploration and DSDP wells. The results are used as input for reservoir-quality models.
Lower Cretaceous post-rift basin floor fans in the Cape Basin are likely sourced from Table Mountain Group quartzites of the Agulhas Arch, forming the down-slope equivalent to the shelfal sands in well C-B1. Away from diagenesis related to phreatic water, these fans are expected to have good reservoir quality. Outboard well DSDP 361 shows regionally extensive organic-rich shales, providing close access to charge when extended into the Cape Basin. Marine pelagic shales and sediment waves would serve as a seal over closures in the basin. The reconstruction of sediment routing presented here helps to de-risk the reservoir play element in the Cape Basin.
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