Black Marlin Energy
East African Oil Exploration and Production
The opening of what is now the Indian Ocean and the associated rifting set up ideal conditions for the development of a prolific source system in east Africa.
Major hydrocarbon occurrences in East Africa
Black Marlin operates two licences in Kenya and one licence in Seychelles. It is also an active partner in another six blocks: one in Kenya, one in Madagascar and four in Ethiopia.
Regional Overview
Black Marlin has a substantial land position in East Africa, seen here by reference to the North Sea.
| January 2010 | Area in square kilometers | Area in acres | ||||
Country |
Blocks |
Equity | Gross | Net | Gross | Net |
Seychelles |
A,B,C* |
75.00% | 14,946 | 11,249 | 3.7 million | 2.8 million |
Ethiopia |
2,6,7,8 |
30.00% | 47,582 | 14,209 > | 11.8 million | 3.5 million |
Kenya |
10A |
20.00% | 14,747 | 2950 | 3.6 million | 0.7 million |
Kenya |
1* |
50.00% | 31,850 | 15,891 | 7.9 million | 3.9 million |
Kenya |
L17/L18* |
65.00% | 4,844 | 3,250 |
1.2 million | 0.8 million |
Madagascar
|
1101
|
40.00%
|
14,900
|
5,960
|
3.7 million
|
1.5 million
|
| Gross Area | Net Area | Gross Area | Net Area | |||
| 128,887 | 53,481 | 31.8 million | 13.2 million | |||
Note: numbers are rounded.
* Operated by Black Marlin
Black Marlin Energy's subsidiary UPSL has acquired 2D seismic in coastal Tanzania and onshore Ethiopia and Madagascar. In Mozambique it has also acquired Gore Sorber geochemistry data and in Mozambique and Kenya marine petroleum geochemistry cores. It has also undertaken petroleum geochemical studies in Seychelles, Uganda, Tanzania, Madagascar, Kenya and Mozambique