{"id":82102,"date":"2023-05-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/incredible-invictus-energy-discovers-significant-oil-gas-and-helium-reserves-in-zimbabwe\/"},"modified":"2023-05-12T16:24:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T20:54:18","slug":"incredible-invictus-energy-discovers-significant-oil-gas-and-helium-reserves-in-zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/incredible-invictus-energy-discovers-significant-oil-gas-and-helium-reserves-in-zimbabwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Incredible! Invictus Energy discovers significant oil, gas and helium reserves in Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Inspenet, May 12, 2023<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.invictusenergy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.invictusenergy.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Invictus Energy Ltd.<\/a> this week announced commercially viable oil, gas and helium discoveries at its Mukuyu-1 drilling site off the coast of Zimbabwe, a development that could pave the way for the southern country&#8217;s first gas production. Africa.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Australian company said mud gas analysis had shown the presence of hydrocarbons in multiple pay zones or deposits that may generate revenue.<\/p>\n\n<p>&#8220;Analysis shows the presence of light oil and natural gas-rich condensate, with gas condensate rates estimated to be between 30 and 135 barrels per million cubic feet,&#8221; managing director Scott Macmillian said in a news release.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe samples analyzed demonstrate a consistent and high-quality natural gas composition, exhibiting low inert content and containing less than 1% CO <sub>2<\/sub>[di\u00f3xido de carbono] .<\/p>\n\n<p>&#8220;In addition, the presence of helium gas in commercial concentrations in multiple reservoir units is comparable to helium-producing fields globally and provides an additional high-value byproduct.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p>Helium is a key component in the manufacture of semiconductors, liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, and fiber optic cables.<\/p>\n\n<p>Mud gas tests showed commercial helium concentrations of about 0.1 percent. \u201cCommercial production typically requires helium concentrations between 0.04 and 0.35%,\u201d Invictus said in the announcement.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/12134934\/1796-Invictus-Energy-confirma-hallazgo-de-petroleo-interna.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82022\" width=\"266\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/12134934\/1796-Invictus-Energy-confirma-hallazgo-de-petroleo-interna.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/12134934\/1796-Invictus-Energy-confirma-hallazgo-de-petroleo-interna-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/12134934\/1796-Invictus-Energy-confirma-hallazgo-de-petroleo-interna-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Invictus Energy&#8217;s Zimbabwe oil, gas and helium finds: an opportunity for the southern African country<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The finds were made in the Cabora Bassa basin, where Invictus has an 80 percent interest to develop \u201cone of the last large untested boundary rift basins off the coast of Africa.\u201d The company&#8217;s license area was expanded to a total of 360,000 hectares by the Zimbabwe Sovereign Wealth Fund in August 2022.<\/p>\n\n<p>Mukyu is \u201cthe largest onshore undrilled prospect in Africa with an independent estimate of 20 Tcf[billones de pies c\u00fabicos] + 845 million barrels (gross average without risks) of conventional gas condensate\u201d, says Invictus on its website.<\/p>\n\n<p>Invictus Energy is \u201con track to drill the Mukuyu-2 appraisal well in Q3 2023, targeting multiple hydrocarbon loading intervals (gas-condensate and potentially light oil) encountered in the Mukuyu-1\/ST1 well in Upper Angwa, Pebbly Arkose. and the Post Dande formations,\u201d Macmillian said April 6 in Invictus Energy&#8217;s announcement of the direct sale of shares to private investors.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong> : <a href=\"https:\/\/petrobanca.com\/invictus-ataca-petroleo-y-gas-en-zimbabue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/petrobanca.com\/invictus-ataca-petroleo-y-gas-en-zimbabue\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Photo<\/strong> : Facebook Invictus Energy &#8211; Mukuyu-1 drilling site<\/p>\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss the <strong>Inspenet News<\/strong> at: <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/inspenet-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/inspenet.com\/inspenet-tv\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspenet, May 12, 2023<br \/>\nInvictus Energy Ltd. this week announced commercially viable oil, gas and helium discoveries at its Mukuyu-1 drilling site off the coast of Zimbabwe, a development that could pave the way for the southern country&#8217;s first gas production. 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