Stocks in play: Africa Oil Corp.
Announced a second large oil discovery on the Orinduik block in the Joe-1 exploration well resulting in the opening of a new Upper Tertiary oil play in the Guyana basin. The Joe-1 exploration well was drilled by the Stena Forth drillship to a total depth of 2,175 metres in water depth of 780 metres. Evaluation of MWD, wireline logging and sampling data confirm 16 metres of net oil pay in high-quality oil bearing sandstone reservoirs of Upper Tertiary age. Africa Oil Corp. shares T.AOI are trading up $0.03 at $1.30.