Planet One Strikes Hydrocarbons in New Offshore Ghana Reservoir Type

Planet One Oil & Gas has discovered hydrocarbons in a carbonate reservoir at its Nya Gyidie-1X exploration well offshore Ghana, marking the country's first successful test of a geological formation that could open new opportunities for oil and gas exploration.

The discovery was made in the Deepwater Cape Three Points (DWCTP) Block, approximately 148 kilometers offshore Ghana, where the well was drilled in water depths of 2,289 meters, according to separate announcements from Planet One and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC).

Nya Gyidie-1X encountered hydrocarbons in carbonate rock between 3,364 and 3,499 meters measured depth along the wellbore, establishing a new exploration target beyond the sandstone reservoirs associated with Ghana's existing commercial oil and gas fields.

The well was the first deepwater exploration well drilled by Planet One, which operates the approximately 1,454-square-kilometre block in partnership with GNPC and GOIL Upstream Limited, a subsidiary of GOIL PLC.

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