Côte d’Ivoire : Total makes first discovery in San Pedro Basin

Total has announced a discovery offshore western Côte d’Ivoire with the Saphir-1XB well on Block CI-514, but said its 40 metres of net oil pay were distributed over a series of 350 metres of reservoirs. “Drilled in an abrupt margin play, this first well is the first discovery in the San Pedro Basin, a frontier exploration area in Ivory Coast,” said senior vice-president, exploration, Marc Blaizot. “Having confirmed the presence of a petroleum system containing light oil, we will next evaluate this very promising find and focus on its extension to the north and east.”