The Algerian oil company Sonatrach has resumed exploration activities in Block 96/2 of Libya’s Ghadames Basin in mid-October, following a suspension that lasted more than ten years. The National Oil Corporation confirmed that Sonatrach will proceed with completing drilling operations at exploration well A1-96/2, which was originally spudded in April 2014 and reached a depth of 8,090 feet before being suspended in May 2014 due to security conditions. The targeted final depth is approximately 8,440 feet.
The well is located within contract area 95/96 in the Ghadames Basin near the Libyan-Algerian border, approximately 100 kilometers from the Wafa field operated by Mellitah Oil & Gas and roughly 800 kilometers southwest of Tripoli. Sonatrach signed the Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement with the National Oil Corporation in 2008, acting as the operator under that framework.
Source: libyanexpress.com