Hardman Resources, the operator of the Waraga-1 well test in Uganda, in which Tullow Oil Plc is a 50% partner, today announced the completion of testing of the middle of the three zones to be flowed at the location and have now commenced testing of the upper zone.

As of midnight last Saturday, Tullow Oil’s Ugandan Mputa-2 has been cased and suspended as a potential future oil producer.

Hardman Resources, the operator of the Waraga-1 exploration well in Uganda, in which ISEQ-listed Tullow Oil is a 50% partner, today said that since the last report on February 28 the well was drilled to a depth of 1,768 metres.

Tullow Oil’s Mputa-1 exploration well in Uganda has encountered oil shows over two intervals within the deeper objective and wireline logs have indicated that these intervals are hydrocarbon-bearing.