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S began its six-well explora- semisubmersible foating to farm-in obligations, CGG begins tion program in block G4/50, production system (FPS) for Karoon will hold a 100%

Carnarvon Basin 3D

Gulf of Thailand. The frst Malaysia’s Gumusut-Kakap CGGVeritas Services SA equity interest in WA-482-P.

well, G4/50-4, was spudded deepwater feld offshore began a marine 3D seis- at the end of June. It is being Sabah. The FPS was handed mic survey over Karoon drilled on the Rayong pros- over to Sabah Shell in Gas Australia’s WA-482-P pect in the northeast section early June and is installed in permit area in the Northern of the block in the central about 1200m water depth. Carnarvon Basin. The sur-

Kra sub-basin. The well is Once commissioned, it will vey will cover about 2386sq drilling to about 2000m TVD be the largest offshore oper- km and will defne leads subsea using the Atwood ating facility in Asia. and prospects frst identifed

Mako jackup and is target- The FPS has the capac- on existing 2D and 3D seis-

T ing Miocene sandstones and ity to process up to 150,000 mic data. CGG is using the Montara frst oil

Permian Ratburi carbonates boe/d and will initially Geo Caspian to gather the

PTTEP Australasia with 20-50MMbo of recover- service seven subsea mani- data and preliminary results achieved frst oil from the able resource. folds. The feld’s full devel- are expected near the end of

Montara feld in the Timor

Block G4/50 covers over opment system includes 19 2013.

Sea off Western Australia. 5,800 sq km and contains subsea wells, linked to the The WA-482-P permit is

The Montara Venture FPSO fve sub-basins, four of FPS. An oil export pipe- in the frst year of a three- started production at the which have a proven oil line will transport crude oil year initial term and the

H2 well in early June. The source. Salamander has a from the FPS to the Sabah seismic evaluation work will company expects to ramp 100% operated interest in Oil and Gas Terminal in prepare the company for a production to 21,000bo/d block G4/50. Kimanis, Sabah. Sabah drilling decision required with frst off-take of oil

Shell operates the feld with before the start of the third- from the FPSO occurring

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Petronas, ConocoPhilips, year work commitment. by August. Development of Gumusut-Kakap

Sabah Ltd., and Murphy Karoon is completing the a fourth production well, gets FPS

H5, is scheduled for 2H

Sabah Shell Petroleum Sabah Oil Co. Ltd. as fnal equity transfer process. 2013.

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