Offshore Angola: new oil discovery in deep water Block 14

Total announces that it has made a new oil discovery in deep water Block 14, within the Lower Congo Basin, offshore Angola.

The discovery well, Malange-1, was drilled in 266 metres of water to a total vertical depth of 4,743 metres and encountered around 65 metres of reservoir full of oil. The well was tested and flowed high-quality crude at a rate of 7,669 barrels of oil per day. Malange-1 is the 11th exploration discovery made in Block 14 since 1997.