AGR and SP Offshore have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which AGR will provide a range of exploration services and the drilling of an ultra-deepwater (UDW) well off the Comoros Islands.

SP Offshore, through its subsidiary SPO E&P (Comoros) SARL, works exclusively for Western Energy (USA) and Safari Petroleum plc (Jersey) in the territorial waters of the Comoros.

Western Energy East Africa LTD (Western) & Safari Petroleum Indian Ocean Limited (Safari) were awarded a Production Sharing Contract in blocks 38, 39, and 40 in the Comoros in March 2014. It now plans a programme of exploration studies including seismic interpretation, basin modelling, and resource assessments, followed by the drilling of an UDW exploration well between Mozambique and the Comoros.

Ian Burdis, AGR’s Executive Vice President, UK & West Africa, said: “We are delighted to have been granted the opportunity to work alongside SP Offshore to fully assess the potential of blocks 38, 39, and 40, and to deliver the Comoros UDW exploration well safely and efficiently.”

“AGR’s exploration team has experience with petroleum systems all over Africa and the rest of the world and has worked in a variety of basins, play types and structural styles. We have previously worked with the SP Offshore team on resource assessments in West Africa. AGR always strives to add value to our client’s projects, and on the drilling side, the experience gathered from over 500 drilling projects globally allows us to do just that. The combination of our Reservoir Management and Well Management divisions gives us the capability and the scale to support activities from exploration through to drilling and development, anywhere in the world.”

Scott Spears, CEO of SP Offshore said: “We are pleased to bring in AGR’s capabilities to our exploration services for Western and Safari in the Mozambique Channel. They offer a wide range of skills and experience in Ultra Deep Water which we feel will add value to our project requirements and we are certainly pleased to start working together in East Africa.”

About SP Offshore

SP Offshore operates in Nigeria, Comoros, South Africa and Mozambique, and provides oil and gas project services primarily to Western Energy (USA) and Safari Petroleum plc (Jersey). These services range from project identification, management of the process and third party advisers from exploration through to production, and include technical, operational, and in-country functions.

About AGR

AGR delivers well, HSEQ, reservoir and field management services to the upstream oil and gas industry. The company also offers rig access management, consultancy manpower, expert software solutions and tailored training.

Since 2000 AGR has completed over 500 well projects in 25 countries on six continents and completed more than 1,000 reservoir studies only in five years. AGR has offices in Norway, Australia, CIS, UAE, UK and the USA.