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Published : August 07th, 2014

Oil & Gas Basin Opens in Kenya

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Oil & Gas Basin Opens in Kenya

Simba Energy FTG Results Identify 11 Targets on Block 2A

Vancouver, BC / ACCESSWIRE / Aug 7, 2014 / [Resource News Report] Murmurs that Kenya is about to become a major petroleum province have now reached a dull roar.

On June 24, 2014 Africa Oil (AOI-TSX) announced it has made a major gas discovery (six million cubic feet per day) at the Sala-1 well on Block 9 onshore Kenya, significantly de-risking the “string of pearls” play along the margins of the Anza basin.

"We are very excited about the opening of a new basin,” stated Africa Oil chief executive Keith Hill. The Kenya rift basin is Africa’s hottest onshore exploration zone, containing an estimated 23 billion barrels of un-risked prospective resources. The region is still largely unexplored.

Kenyan rift oil companies Africa Oil (AOI-TSX; AOIFF-US), Taipan Resources (TPN-TSX.V; TAIPF-US) and Simba Energy (SMB-TSX.V; GDA-FRANKFURT; SMBZF-OTCQX) are all attractive options for buy-outs.

The Sala-1 well confirms a commercial working petroleum system in the Anza Basin. Sala-2 was spud last week with more wells planned at Sala. Africa Oil is on the record saying Sala's commercial gas discovery will be commercialized within 24 months.

Simba's FTG has defined two very strong high ranking "String of Pearl" targets/leads within 30 kms to the SE and on trend with Sala. These targets are closer and appear as least as large as the Badada prospect.

When a neighbourhood gentrifies, all property values go up. Kenya is quickly gaining the status of a 'conventional' oil province.

Surrounded by recent discoveries, with a market cap in excess of $13 million, Simba Energy has greater upside potential than other Kenyan Energy Juniors.

There are three wells to be drilled in 2014 on adjacent blocks to Simba's Kenya Block 2A. Block 9: Africa Oil Marathon 50/50 JV, just completed Sala-1 (30kms west of Simba's Block 2A). Q4, 2014: Block 2B: Taipan/Premier Oil/Tower Badada well on Block 2A’s south boundary. Q3, 2014: Block 1: Afren/ Taipan Khorof-1 well (just north of Block 2A) in the Mandera basin which extends into Simba's Block 2A.

Early explorers in Kenya have experienced significant stock market gains. Africa Oil’s market capitalization increased from $250 million to $2.5 billion after drilling the Ngamia-1 well.

If the Badada or Khorof-1 well hit, Simba's market cap is likely to go up significantly due to its 100% interest in Block 2A, (compared to its neighbours holding smaller stakes).

Consolidation activity in the African petroleum nations is heating up. Glencore Xstrata (GLNCY-LON) recently took over of Chad oil producer Caracal Energy (CRCL-LON) for $1.35 billion, while Al Mirqab Capital took over of Heritage Oil (HOIL-LON) for $1.55 billion.

Exxon Mobile (XOM-NYSE), BG Group (BG-LSE), Marathon (MRO-NYSE) and Apache (APA-NYSE) are also active in East Africa. Further investment and consolidation is expected.

Simba Energy has a strong Pan African portfolio (Kenya, Guinea, Liberia, Ghana, Chad) although the company’s current focus is on the Mandera basin in Kenya on Block 2A, where Simba holds a 100% interest.

The Mandera Basin contains confirmed source, reservoir & seal rocks. The nearby Tarbaj oil seep has been sampled and analyzed, demonstrating the existence of source rocks of marine origin located deeper in the basin.

On June 19, 2014 Simba reported the completion of an FTG (Full Tensor Gradiometry) flight program over the Mandera Basin. Preliminary data has identified several high ranking

East African geology (young sediments juxtaposed against a denser Archaean basement) is ideally suited for FTG. Both Tullow and Africa Oil have acquired large FTG surveys over Kenya and southern Ethiopia prior to their drilling success.

“The FTG survey to date has revealed several high-ranking drill targets at Block 2A,” confirmed SMB Managing Director of Operations Hassan Hassan in an exclusive interview with Resource News Report, “With the FTG completed we are now able to optimize the 2D seismic we’re planning as part of selecting locations to drill the first wells on Block 2A. ”

“Our FTG survey at Simba's Block 2A has yielded a number of very encouraging and high ranking targets that compare favourably with those of recent discoveries,” confirmed Bell Geospace's, Dr. Colm Murphy.

From a bird’s-eye view, Kenya looks like a boomtown just springing to life. Uganda and Kenya have agreed on a financial framework to build a 1,380 kilometer crude oil export pipeline, which will be the longest heated pipeline in the world.

To encourage international investment in the burgeoning oil industry, the Kenyan government just announced plans to abolish the withholding tax on farm-outs of sub-surface extraction rights.

Kenya will construct the pipeline from Lokichar basin while Uganda will construct the pipeline from the Lake Albert Rift Basin to link up with the Kenyan section and another from South Sudan to Lamu.

According to a Bloomberg article, “Kenya, East Africa’s largest economy, may become the region’s first exporter of oil as soon as 2016, leapfrogging neighboring Uganda.”

Simba controls 7,801 square kilometers in Kenya, with 11 new targets, right in the heartland of African Exploration.

Simba is currently trading at $.06 with a market cap of $17 Million CAD, and trades on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV: SMB, Frankfurt: GDA, OTCQX: SMBZF).

SOURCE: Resource News Report

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Simba Energy is a gold exploration company based in Canada.

Simba Energy holds various exploration projects in Australia.

Its main exploration property is TUBAL CAIN in Australia.

Simba Energy is listed in Canada and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is CA$ 2.0 millions as of today (US$ 1.5 millions, € 1.4 millions).

Its stock quote reached its highest recent level on June 20, 2008 at CA$ 0.76, and its lowest recent point on November 01, 2019 at CA$ 0.01.

Simba Energy has 406 760 000 shares outstanding.

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