Canadian oil firm to study Wajir site data

Oil exploration in Turkana County. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Canadian-owned Simba Energy has hired Sproule International to complete 2-D seismic interpretation services for Wajir oil block.

Work is expected to start immediately, it said.

Sproule, also Canadian, is familiar with East Africa rift systems and has interpreted all available seismic and well data in the region surrounding block 2A.

“By using advanced geophysical software to integrate Simba’s new 2-D seismic acquisition,... Sproule will build upon the existing 2-D seismic interpretation project with the additional new data,” the group said.

The explorer earlier said the interpretation, which is nearly completed, will help locate the first of several drilling targets in the block and narrow down the estimated upcoming drilling dates.

Sproule will update the block 2A interpretation study it conducted in May, 2012 and analyse around 535 kilometres of new 2-D seismic data recently acquired.

Simba has active onshore production-sharing contract (PSC) in Kenya and is in final talks for a new PSC in Guinea.

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