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Global Briefs new play in the region. The

Mronge-1 discovery, drilled in 2500m water depth by the

Discoverer Americas drillship 20km north of the Zafarani discovery, contains about

G 2-3Tcf natural gas in place at two separate levels. Mronge-1

F is the Statoil/ExxonMobil partnership’s ffth discovery in

Block 2. The frst three natural gas discoveries were made

P during the frst drilling phase,

O Q with Tangawizi-1, Zafarani-1 and Lavani-1, and a deeper

N discovery in a separate reser-

S voir in Lavani-2.

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Total inks Oman

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Total has signed an explora- tion and production-sharing

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Block 41 with Oman’s

Ministry of Oil & Gas, the

T company announced today.

The block is off the northern

Omani coast, northwest of the capital, Muscat. It spans 23850sq km, with depths rang- ing to 3000m, and has 3700km

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Cobalt confrms PSVM production press time, the company has of previously acquired 2D presalt fnd underway not yet rescheduled the auc- seismic data coverage. Oman

Houston’s Cobalt tion round. Production commenced is a small, predominantly offshore Angola’s frst deep- onshore producer and is not a

International Energy, Inc.

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Topside installation water development, utilizing member of OPEC.

reported that its Lontra #1 underway on

BP Exploration’s (Angola) presalt discovery well in

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Caribbean FLNG Eni increases

US$14 billion FPSO PSVM,

Block 20, offshore Angola,

Russian ties

The installation of topsides the largest deepwater project found more oil and gas than liquefaction equipment has in Africa. PSVM consists Italy’s Eni signed a string estimated. Drill stem test begun on the Caribbean FLNG of four oilfelds - Plutão, of agreements with Russian placed Lontra’s well produc- project that will be in service Saturno, Vénus and Marte – operators and a research insti- tion at a stabilized fow rate offshore Colombia, EPCIC all discovered between 2002 tution. The frst is a memoran- of 2500 bbl of condensate and 39 million cu ft per day contractor Wison Offshore & and 2004 in water depths of dum of understanding (MOU) of gas. The well was drilled

Marine Ltd. announced. The up to 2000m. It is BP’s second between Eni and Novatek, to a total depth of 4195m. company said the vessel will development in Angola as which sees the two frms

The discovery well encoun- be the world’s frst FLNG in operator. agreeing to future co-operation tered both a high liquids operation. Topsides equip- in offshore projects in the

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Tanzania content gas interval and an ment will utilize the PRICO Mediterranean Sea. The agree- discovery for Statoil oil interval. Cobalt also has technology, supplied by ment will give Eni access to working interest (40%) in the subcontractor Black & Veatch, Norway’s Statoil announced Russian’s technological inno- neighboring Block 21 and the to liquefy natural gas. Owner that a ffth natural gas dis- vation sector. In return, Eni nearby Block 9. Drilling is

Exmar will operate the vessel covery in Block 2 offshore will offer its industrial and underway in Block 21.

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