Tullow Oil has made a number of drilling announcements.
It reported the first gas from the Kelvin field in the UK Southern North Sea, the start of drilling on the Ngassa-1 well in Uganda, the testing of the Mputa-4 discovery well there and the completion of the M'Pano exploration well in Gabon.
The company said it began natural gas production from the Kelvin field on November 15th.
The Ngassa-1 exploration well in Block 2 Uganda, which had a delayed start due to heavy rain, is now being drilled and will test the high impact Ngassa prospect beneath Lake Albert.
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Tullow Oil also said poor weather has affected the start of the Mputa-4 well test. Test drilling started on November 21st, and results are expected in early December.