This series of setbacks presents a challenge for Namibia's aspirations of becoming a major crude oil producer. ・Chevron's exploration well Kapana 1X in Namibia's Orange Basin did not yield commercial hydrocarbon reserves.

Chevron Corporation CVX, one of the world’s leading oil companies, recently announced that the company did not discover commercially viable hydrocarbon reserves in its Kapana 1X exploration well in Namibia’s Orange Basin.