Total announced positive appraisal results for the Moho Nord Marine-3 well, lying around 80 kilometers offshore of the Republic of Congo in 1,030 meters of water in the northern part of the Moho-Bilondo license. The discovery follows on from the Moho Nord Marine-1 and 2 finds in 2007. Moho Marine Nord-3 was drilled to a total depth of 2,300 meters, 1.7 kilometers northwest of Moho Nord Marine-2 and 2.7 kilometers north of Moho Nord Marine-1. The well encountered a 60-meter column of good quality sands, containing 18" API oil in the Upper Miocene and flowed at 3,000 barrels per day through a choke. This discovery confirms the Tertiary Miocene resource cluster in the northern part of the Moho-Bilondo license. The well will make it possible to further refine the development plan for Moho Nord...more...