On 28/07/2008, NOC announced that the Canadian Company, Verenex Energy, has made a new oil discovery in the well A1-47/04 in Ghadames Basin, which is approximately 250 km south west of Tripoli.
An initial production test, of Lower Acacus and one Al-momnyat Formation zones were successfully produced th following rates:
formations Depth (meter) Choke Oil Rate Oil Gravity
(Inches) (bb/day) (API)
1. Al-momnyat 10189 64/32 1399 49
2. lower Acacus 8045 32/64 1535 39 Verenex Energy and its partner MEDCO hold together a 13.7% interest (50% each Company) under an EPSA Agreement signed with NOC, which holds an 86.3% interest under the said Agreement.