2013 Sub-Sahara Africa Exploration and Production review Report

Insight 27 February 2014

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Report summary

In 2013, Sub Sahara Africa boasted six of the top eight discoveries in the world. 122 E&A wells were, with an exploration success rate of 45%, and an average discovery size of 96 million boe. Liquids production across the region increased 6.3% to 5.6 million b/d in 2013, gas output was up just 2% to 5.7 bcfd. Commercial liquids reserves were up 0.2% compared to the end of 2012, gas reserves increased 23%, primarily because of the large discoveries in the Rovuma Basin.

Licensing
- Tullow looks to Mauritania and Anadarko eyes Cote d'Ivoire
M&A Corporate
- East Africa
- Elsewhere in Sub-Sahara Africa
Sub-Sahara Exploration - number one in the world
- Uganda and Angola spearhead exploration drive
- Reserves per well above 10 year average
- Independents and Majors lead the exploration effort
- Gas and deepwater dominate once more
Steady growth in liquids production
Commercial liquids reserves
Gas Production
Commercial gas reserves
- Map 3: 2013 production and commercial remaining reserves

Tables and charts

This report includes 23 images and tables including:

Chart 1: Exploration acreage awarded in 2013
Table 1: Top 5 confirmed Sub-Saharan discoveries 2013
Chart 7: Total liquids production by country

Chart 8: Liquids production in Nigeria and Angola
Chart 9: Liquids production by country excluding Nigeria and Angola
2013 Sub-Sahara Africa Exploration and Production review: Image 12
2013 Sub-Sahara Africa Exploration and Production review: Image 13
Chart 12: Remaining commercial liquids by country excluding Nigeria and Angola
Chart 12: Total gas production by country
Chart 13: Nigerian gas production
Chart 15: Gas production by country excluding Nigeria
Chart 16: Remaining commercial gas reserves by sector
Chart 17: Remaining commercial gas reserves in Nigeria and Mozambique
Chart 18: Remaining commercial gas reserves by country excluding Nigeria and Mozambique
Table 2: Sub-Sahara Africa fields brought onstream in 2013
Map 1: Exploration acreage awarded in 2013
Chart 2: Exploration & Appraisal completions by country in 2013
Chart 3: Exploration success and reserves per well (2004 - 2013)*
Chart 4: Top 15 companies by E&A drilling*
Chart 5: Liquids discoveries by Country and Sector
Chart 6: Gas discoveries by Country and Sector
Map 2: Exploration outlook for 2014
2013 Sub-Sahara Africa Exploration and Production review: Image 21