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Gulf and shared between Iran designed to identify additional over its end-location, next to Operator CNOOC holds and Qatar, which calls it the volumes of oil that could move the Malampaya Shallow Water 75.5% working interest with

North ? eld. South Pars is the discovery closer to com- Production Platform, after partner Chevron China Energy estimated to contain 14 Tcm mercial development. which the legs are lowered Co. holding 24.5%.

of gas, or about 8% of total onto the prepared seabed.

O R Eni adds to Merakes Tap wins offshore world reserves. However, The platform is being held development has been slow, Italy’s Eni completed post in its raised position, with its Perth, Australia-based due to international sanctions. drilling studies, which indi- 80m legs secured on the sea- explorer Tap Oil has been cate increased gas potential at bed, awaiting the completion awarded 100% of Blocks

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KrisEnergy kicks off

Merakes-1, off Indonesia. of the operation to weld it in W14-07 and W14-16, in

Thai campaign

In the East Sepinggan block place and install the connect- the Barrow and Dampier

Singapore-based KrisEnergy off East Kalimantan (Borneo), ing link-bridge by Mammoet. sub-basins on Australia’s began its drilling campaign at Merakes-1 sits about 170km North West Shelf, as part of

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Qinhuangdao online the Rossukon-2 exploration south of the Bontang LNG Australia’s Work Program well located in G6/48 in the plant and just 35km south of CNOOC’s Qinhuangdao 32-6 Round 1.

Gulf of Thailand. The well Jangkrik ? eld. comprehensive adjustment W14-07, now Petroleum lies about1km northeast of the Eni says new studies project has commenced Exploration Permit WA-515-P,

Rossukon-1 discovery well. increased the ? nd’s potential production. is on the Rankin platform in

Rossukon-2 sits at a water from the previous 1.3 Tcf to The Qinhuangdao 32-6 water depths ranging from depth of 210ft and is planned 2 Tcf of gas in place. oil? eld is located at the cen- less than 100-400m and cov- to reach total depth of 5462ft tral north of Bohai Bay with ers about 485sq km (6 graticu-

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Malampaya using Shelf Drilling’s Key an average water depth of lar blocks).

DCP installed

Gibraltar jackup rig. The approximately 20m. The main W14-16, now Petroleum exploration well will test Early Mammoet installed the production facilities include Exploration Permit WA-516-P,

Miocene stacked ? uvial sand- Malampaya Phase 3 depletion four platforms and 99 produc- is to the east of the Alpha stones on a broad structural compression platform (DCP) ing wells. This project is fully Arch on the western ? ank high. KrisEnergy says that the in the West Philippine Sea for on-stream and expected to of the Barrow sub-basin in well will also appraise the Shell Philippines Exploration. reach its ODP designed peak 50-200m water depth and

Rossukon-1 reservoir, which The DCP is a self-installing production of approximately covers about 160sq km (2 tested 850 b/d of oil, and is platform that ? oats into place 36,000 b/d in 2015. graticular blocks).

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