Total SA has made a second significant gas condensate discovery offshore South Africa, management at the French major said Wednesday.

The latest discovery is in the Luiperd prospect, in Block 11B/12B in the Outeniqua Basin, 175 kilometers (109 miles) off the southern coast of South Africa.

The Luiperd well was drilled to a depth of 3,400 meters (11,155 feet) and encountered 73 meters (240 feet) of net gas condensate pay in well-developed good quality Lower Cretaceous reservoirs, management said. The well would be tested to assess dynamic reservoir characteristics and deliverability after a comprehensive coring and logging program.

The discovery is adjacent to the discovery Total made in February 2019 in the Brulpadda prospects, also located in Block 11B/12B in the Outeniqua...