Global oil major Shell has confirmed the presence of oil deposits at the Enigma-1X well offshore Namibia.
In late February 2024, Shell commenced drilling operations using Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Bollsta drilling rig as part of the firm’s Petroleum Exploration Licence 39 in Namibia.
This discovery represents Shell’s fifth in the region, adding to previous successes including the Graff-1X, La Rona, Jonker-1X, and Lesedi-1X discoveries.
“As part of our multi-well campaign in Namibia, Shell and its joint venture partners have safely and successfully concluded drilling our sixth exploration well, Enigma-1X, in PEL 39,” according to a Shell spokesperson.
Further testing will determine the commercial viability of the discovery.
Shell allocated the majority of its 2023 – 2024 exploration budget towards its operations in Namibia’s Orange Basin.
