April 30 (Reuters) - Portugal's Galp Energia will need a partner to develop a prolific oil find in Namibia as it is "beoynd its financial means" to keep an 80% stake in the exploration block that includes the Mopane field, CEO Filipe Silva said on Tuesday.
"We will prioritise a partner that is keen to develop quickly the prospects and that will fund the capex," he told a conference call with analysts.
The company said last week that it had completed the first phase of exploration in the Mopane field and estimated it could have at least 10 billion barrels of oil.
Sources told Reuters last week that Galp has launched the sale of half of its 80% stake in the exploration block. (Reporting by Sergio Goncalves, writing by Andrei Khalip)
