TEST DRILLING FOR OIL BEGINS IN OKAVANGO
The search for oil and gas in the watershed of the world-famous, wildlife-rich Okavango Delta moved one step closer to reality when a multimillion-dollar drilling rig from Houston, Texas, broke ground on the first test well in Namibia on January 11. The rig, retrofitted for drilling in the desert, had arrived in December.
ReconAfrica believes that a formation known as the Kavango Basin holds significant amounts of oil and gas. The company’s licenced region, which covers more than 34 187 square kilometres, is home to some 200 000 people and abundant wildlife and includes important migratory routes for animals.
Within a week after arriving, ReconAfrica’s rig had been trucked 1 094 km north to a drilling site in the bed of the seasonal…
