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Last updated: 01 Apr 2012
| 2004 | |
|---|---|
| Tullow gains interests in three Ugandan licences through the Energy Africa acquisition | |
| 2D seismic acquired over Kaiso-Tonya area in Block 2 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2D seismic acquired over Kingfisher in Block 3A | |
| 2006 | |
| Jan | Mputa-1 oil discovery proves working hydrocarbon system with 33° Degrees API is a reference system for the density of crude oils and constituent hydrocarbons. Brent is 38.5 degrees API.API oil |
| Mar | Waraga-1 well discovers oil and flow tests at over 12,000 bopd |
| Oct | Kingfisher-1 discovers oil in Block 3A |
| 2007 | |
| Jan | Tullow acquires Hardman Resources gaining 100% interest and operatorship of Block 2 |
| Mar | Kingfisher-1 flow tested at over 13,000 bopd |
| Rest of year | 2D and 3D seismic campaigns and further discoveries in Kaiso-Tonya region |
| 2008 | |
| First Half | Significant breakthrough in Butiaba area in Blocks 1 and 2 with seven discoveries including five wells proving up the prolific Victoria Nile Delta play |
| Sep | Kingfisher-2 appraisal well tested at 14,000 bopd |
| Dec | Kingfisher-3 appraisal well establishes 200 million barrel field |
| 2009 | |
| Jan | 300 million bbl Buffalo-Giraffe field discovered |
| Feb | Integrated project team established as commercial threshold for development exceeded |
| Aug | Ngassa-2 discovery announced, which has the potential to be the largest discovery in the basin to date |
| Oct | Dataroom opened to facilitate the sale of up to 50% of Tullow's interests in the Lake Albert Rift Basin |
| 2010 | |
| Jan | Tullow chose to exercise its right of pre-emption over the Heritage Blocks 1 and 3A sales process. |
| First Half | Successful appraisal drilling in Block 2 at Kasamene-2, Kasamene-3 and Nzizi-3. |
| 2011 | |
| Mar | MoU signed between Tullow and the Government of Uganda. |
| Mar | Uganda SPAs signed between Tullow, CNOOC and Total for $2.9bn total cash consideration. |
| 2012 | |
| Feb | New PSCs approved by the Government of Uganda and the farmdown completed to CNOOC and Total |