Eni has executed the appraisal campaign for the Agulha discovery offshore Mozambique, confirming the southern extension of the field, a news release said.

The delineation was carried out through the Agulha 2 well, which was drilled in water depth of 2,603 m (8,540 ft) and reached a total depth of 5,645 m (18,520 ft). The well is located in the southern part of the Area 4 Block, approximately 12 km (7 miles) south of the Agulha 1 discovery well and 80 km (50 miles) off the Cabo Delgado coast.

The Agulha 2 well, which is the 12th well successfully drilled in Area 4, proved about 25 m (82 ft) of gas column in good quality Paleocene reservoir sandstones and confirmed the southern extension of the field, Eni said in the release.

Eni is considering further exploration drilling in the southern part of Area 4 after Agulha 2.

Total resources discovered in Area 4 are estimated at about 2.6 Tcm (85 Tcf) of gas in place.

Eni is the operator of Area 4 with a 50% indirect interest owned through Eni East Africa, which holds 70% of Area 4. The other partners are GalpEnergia (10%), KOGAS (10%) and ENH (10%, carried through the exploration phase). CNPC owns a 20% indirect participation in Area 4 through Eni East Africa.