The FINANCIAL -- Anadarko Petroleum Corporation announced the Ntomme-2A appraisal well, located in the Deepwater Tano Block offshore the Republic of Ghana, encountered approximately 128 net feet of light oil pay in excellent-quality sandstone reservoirs. Fluid samples recovered from the Ntomme-2A well indicate oil of approximately 35 degrees API gravity, according to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.

The Ntomme-2A well is located approximately 2.8 miles south of the Tweneboa-3 sidetrack, in approximately 5,675 feet (1,730 meters) of water. The well was drilled to a depth of approximately 12,810 feet (3,905 meters). Once operations are complete, the partnership plans to install gauges in the Tweneboa-3 sidetrack prior to a planned drillstem test at Ntomme-2A.

Anadarko has an 18-percent working interest in the Deepwater Tano Block. Partners in the block include Tullow Oil plc (49.95-percent working interest and operator), Kosmos Energy (18-percent working interest), Sabre Oil & Gas Holdings Ltd (4.05-percent working interest) and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (10-percent carried interest).

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