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A Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Mexico lease sale

The US Bureau of Ocean

Energy Management and

US Department of the in the Garn and Ile

Interior announced that formations. Gas and condensate were found in Central Gulf of Mexico and partner Inpex expect on-trend with the onshore three sandstone intervals Lease Sale 227 will offer the Nefertiti-2X well to 2008 Ballinlea-1 well. with a 9m thickness in 28.6 million acres off produce 2500b/d when

Gravity data indicates the the Lange formation. The Louisiana, Mississippi, the ? eld comes onstream

Polaris structure covers Transocean Arctic drilled and Alabama. The sale this summer.

30 sq km area with an will take place this month the wildcat to a vertical

E in-place prospective in New Orleans. The sale depth of 4,050m. It will be Mafumeira Sul Mafumeira Sul resource potential of comprises 7299 blocks plugged and abandoned.

advances 530 million barrels of oil. located approximately Chevron subsidiary

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Given its near-onshore 4km to 370km offshore in Cabinda Gulf Oil will Nefertiti Nefertiti location, Providence may water depths ranging from proceed with the approved pursue an onshore well. The Egyptian government 3m to 3400m. second stage development approved Dana of the Mafumeira Sul

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Petroleum’s development project located in block 0, New Irish play New Irish play Wintershall Wintershall plan for the Nefertiti oil A full tensor gradiometry 24km off Cabinda, Angola wildcat’s a gas

Wintershall Norge hit ? eld in the Gulf of Suez and magnetic airborne in 60m of water. Scope gas and condensate at its following a successful survey revealed a new of the US$5.6 billion

Norwegian Sea wildcat appraisal at the Nefertiti- oil prospect off the coast project includes 50 wells, 6407/1-6 S. The well 2X well. Dana says of Northern Ireland for two wellhead platforms, discovered water-bearing the ? eld is the ? rst it Providence Resources. a central processing and reservoirs with gross developed by drilling The Polaris prospect, compression facility, vertical thickness of 118 extended reach wells from located in the Rathlin and 121km of subsea and 123m, respectively, an onshore location. Dana Sound, lays structurally pipelines.

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