Petrobras has begun drilling operations using the Ocean Rig Poseidon drillship on the Nimrod Prospect offshore Namibia in the Orange Basin, southern block 2714A.
Minority partner Chariot said the Kabeljou (2714/6-1) exploration well is the second in the planned four to five well drilling campaign offshore Namibia.
The Nimrod prospect is located 77km offshore Namibia in 360m of water. The well is to be drilled to an estimated total depth of around 3,350m true vertical depth subsea. Drilling and logging operations are scheduled to take some 60 days, which suggests a result next month.