ARA Petroleum Tanzania signs rig for Ntorya-3 well

ARA Petroleum Tanzania (APT), operator of the Ruvuma PSA, signed a drilling rig contract for the Ntorya-3 (NT-3) well. Maurel & Prom has released the rig, which is due on site in mid-December 2026. NT-3 is expected to spud in late December after rig-up, commissioning and mobilization of drilling services. The contract includes options for a workover on Ntorya-1 or a separate well, and for two additional wells.

On the Ntorya-2 well, wellhead maintenance is complete with no major findings. Bridge plug removal is scheduled for late November, with testing planned for December and production into the Ntorya-Madimba pipeline in late December.