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Global Briefs offshore, Sinapa Block 2 and

Esperanca Blocks 4 A /5 A in

West Africa.

The existing East Sinapa oil discovery is estimated to con- tain contingent resources of 13.4MMbo. East Sinapa is also estimated to contain prospec- tive resources of 7.5MMbo.

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The West Sinapa prospect, expected to be drilled by the

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The prospect is assessed to have signifcant upside with

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Dana surveys

Bakassi West

Dana Petroleum has started

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Rey basin.

The survey covers an area of almost 390sq km. Around 350km of 2D seismic will be acquired over the next six months and the frst explora- production solution to allow Located in Block BS-4 in the ultradeep waters of the Santos tion well is planned for late for a 1Q 2014 restart. Santos Basin 185km out from Basin pre-salt polygon, Libra 2015 or early 2016.

Operations were placed on the state of Rio de Janeiro, spans 1,547.67sq km, and is

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Giant jackup order hold in July 2013, after a new horizontal well (7-ATL-2HP- estimated to have 8 -12 bil- crack was found around the RJS) is in around 1500m of lion bo recoverable. Peak Drydocks World (DDW) signed sponson (nose) area of the water. The well was drilled to oil production could reach an agreement with Drill One

Siri platform. The Nini, Nini a section length of 750m and a 1.4MMbo/d. Capital for what it describes

East and Cecilie felds are diameter of 9.5-in. A sand res- Drilling activities on the as the largest jackup to ever slowly returning to full opera- ervoir was found with average two wells are expected to be built.

tion, with oil being sent to the porosity of 38%. conclude 1H 2015. In addi- The Dubai Expo 2020 NS

Siri Knutsen, instead of the High permeability was also tion, seismic reprocessing is jackup rig will be the frst platform. confrmed, with an oil quality planned for the entire block, Gusto MSC CJ 80 design rig to of 14º API. along with studies for a new be built. It has been designed

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QGEP strikes seismic survey. An extended to be operated in harsh envi-

K big in Atlanta Libra to be drilled well test will occur year-end ronments. The 101x110m,

Results of the frst well Drilling operations will begin 2016. 5500sq m unit will be classed drilled in the Atlanta post- 2H 2014 on two wells in the by DNV and will meet all

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FAR completes salt oil feld off Brazil were giant Libra feld off Brazil fol- rules and regulations in the testing better than operator Queiroz lowing approval of the feld’s Norwegian and the UK sector

Galvão Exploração e Produção 2014 working and investment FAR Ltd. recently assessed of the North Sea. The design (QGEP) and its partners plan. signifcant hydrocarbon draft is 8.5m, with 20m mini- anticipated, according to the Located about 23km off the resource potential in its mum operational water depth

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