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US$200 million for ini-

Exxon, Rosneft tial research. Rosneft and establish ARC

Rosneft and ExxonMobil ExxonMobil will equally signed agreements establish- fund the next $250 million

B ing a joint Arctic Research to continue their joint work

Center (ARC) in Russia at the ARC. Rosneft holds

D and technology-sharing to 66.67% and ExxonMobil

E support their joint ven- holds 33.33%. tures worldwide. ARC will

B provide research, develop-

Noble’s Gunfint fnd

C ment, and technical services, Noble Energy announced

G with a near-term focus on a non-commercial discov-

F the Kara Sea. ARC staff will ery at its second deepwater be in Moscow with the joint Gunfint appraisal well in venture teams. the US Gulf of Mexico. The

Initial activities include Mississippi Canyon 992 #1, structure. The well will work on safety and envi- located one mile west of the be suspended for future

C ronmental protection, ice, original discovery well, was use. Noble Energy operates Peru launches metocean and geotechnical drilled to 32,800ft TD in Gunfint with 31.14% WI. Its offshore round surveys, sea ice manage- 6100ft of water and encoun- partners include Ecopetrol Peru’s international bid ment, design criteria, and tered 109 ft of net pay. America Inc. (31.5%), round will offer offshore evaluation and design of Reservoir data suggests an Marathon Oil Co. (18.23%), blocks Z-56 and Z-57 (Cuenca development concepts. estimated gross resource of and Samson Offshore, LLC Salaverry-Trujillo); Z-53,

ExxonMobil will provide 65-90MMboe in the primary (19.13%). Z-54, and Z-55 (Lima-Pisco

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