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P 38m net of Oligocene sands. Agulha exploration prospect, Prometeu jackup. The well

HRT duster

The well, Salamat, is 75km HRT Participações em in Area 4, off Mozambique, is about 170km northeast north of Damietta and was Petróleo S.A. announced that opening a new exploration of Constanta, in the south- drilled in 649m water depth, the Moosehead-1 well, is a play in the southern part of west corner of Block EX-28 using the Maersk Discoverer dry hole. The Moosehead Area 4. Preliminary esti- in 90m water depth. The semisubmersible. prospect is in PEL-24, in the mates show that the struc- planned total depth for the

Orange basin, off Namibia. ture could contain 5 to 7Tcf well is 3100m.

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The well encountered about of gas in place. The well was

Lukoil spuds well

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Kashagan produces

Lukoil is drilling the Savan- 100m of carbonates. Wet gas drilled in 2,492m of water nah prospect on Block SL- shows were encountered. and reached 6,203m TD. The North Caspian 5-11, using the Eirik Raude Operating Co., on behalf of

Q S semisubmersible, in 2000m the North Caspian Sea PSA

FAR Ltd., Ophir JV Tanzania appraisal water depth. off Sierra FAR Ltd. completed negotia- BG Group’s completed consortium, said the frst

Leone. Block SL-5-11 cov- tions on joint venture agree- appraisal drilling of the well was opened and the ers 4022sq km in Atlantic ments with Ophir Energy Pweza-2 well in Block 4, initial volumes of oil are

Ocean. Lukoil holds 49%, PLC on offshore Kenya 2km south of the Pweza-1 being produced from the

Oranto (Nigeria) has 30%, exploration permit Block L9. discovery, using the Kashagan feld. The frst and PanAtlantic has 21%. Block L9 is a large permit in DeepSea Metro 1 drillship. phase of production is from the heart of the Lamu basin. This well confrms a 1.7Tcf eight wells. Production will

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A series of 2D and 3D seis- gross recoverable resource be progressively ramped up

Gabon discovery

Total found gas and conden- mic surveys have identifed estimate for the Pweza feld. to the design capacity from sate at its Diaman-1B well several oil and gas prospects 180,000b/d in the frst stage,

T off Gabon. The well, in the and leads with prospective and up to 370,000b/d in the

Romanian drilling

Diaba block, was drilled to resource volumes in excess Petroceltic International second stage.

5585m TD, fnding 50-55m of 300 Mmb/o (unrisked best launched a drilling cam-

V of net hydrocarbons in pre- estimate, 100% basis). paign in the Romanian

Russia offers blocks salt formations. The well, Black Sea. The campaign The Russian Federation’s

R is in 1729m of water, more started with the Cobalcescu Ministry of Natural

Eni discovery than 100km off the coast. Eni has made a discovery at South well using the GSP Resources offered nineteen

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