The drilling on the well met with the Jurassic P reservoir at 1858m, which is 2m higher than previously assumed.

During drilling, the results of wire line logging combined with oil shows and sample analysis have confirmed the presence of 13.9 m of gross oil pay within the Jurassic.

The well, which was spudded on 9 March 2011, was drilled in 18 days on a northern part of the field.

The testing of the well will be completed by the end of April.

According to the company, the new appraisal contained pre-drill estimates of 13.3m barrels of possible reserves.