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OVER RUN and production expected to

Bertam ? eld, Selada-1 will of Petroleum and Energy work has con? rmed that no

Pharaonic (DPE) and project partner zones of commercial hydro- start up in 2018. be drilled to 1700m below

Petroleum Co. (PhPC), BP’s BGP, comprises 17,000km of carbons were encountered in mean sea level using the West joint venture with EGAS 2D long-offset, high resolu- the Sea Lion-1 well.

Prospero jackup rig. The drill-

The Sea Lion prospect is and Eni, will operate the tion, broadband seismic over ing is expected to take 30 days northwest of the Gippsland development. the Gulf of Papua.

and will target hydrocarbons in . “Deep grabens in the area

Basin (permit VIC/P57) where

Miocene aged sands

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Ophir’s Thai well

Hibiscus holds a 75.1% inter- are believed to contain exten-

Q disppoints JV in Sturgeon est, and is approximately 6km sive Mesozoic and Palaeozoic ? nd off Vietnam

Ophir Energy came up dry at sediments,” said Rachel from the West Seahorse ? eld the ? rst well of its two-well Vietsovpetro, a joint ven- Masters, global sales manager (permit VIC/L31) where it holds drilling campaign in block ture between Zarubezhneft at Searcher. “Which may be a 100% interest. 3D Oil has a

G4/50 offshore Thailand. and Petrovietnam, made a associated with multiple unex- 24.9% interest in Vic/P57.

The G4/50-10 well, in the commercial discovery at the plored petroleum systems,

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Mitsui adds Kipper

Soy Siam prospect, reached Sturgeon ? eld off Vietnam. highlighting the prospectivity stake 1627m depth using the The exploration well CT-3X of the Gulf of Papua.”

Emerald Vantage jackup rig. in block 09/3-12 achieved a The BGP Explorer has now Mitsui has reached an agree-

Although, the well encoun- dry oil free ? ow to surface mobilized for the project. ment with Australia’s Santos tered the primary Miocene from the productive horizons concerning the acquisition of

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No pay at Sea Lion-1 reservoir targets, all reservoirs of more than 1800-tons/d. Santos’ 35% working interest were dry and no hydrocarbon Block 09-3/12 is located After spudding the Sea Lion-1 in the Kipper gas and conden- was encountered. The well in the South Conson basin, prospect off the coast of sate ? eld offshore Southern has been plugged and aban- 150km southeast from Vung Victoria, southeast Australia, Australia.

doned as a dry hole. Tau, 20km east from Bach Ho in late October Hibiscus The Kipper ? eld is in the ? eld. Petroleum has come up Gippsland basin, approxi-

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Lundin empty. mately 45km off the coast of

R spuds Selada-1 PNG survey begins Partner 3D Oil said that Victoria. Production of gas,

Lundin Malaysia has started Searcher Seismic has begun wireline evaluation and sam- condensate and liquid petro- drilling the Selada-1 explora- the Haere 2D seismic survey pling of formation ? uids over leum gas is expected to start tion well in block PM308A offshore Papua New Guinea zones of interest identi? ed on in 2016, and the products offshore Malaysia. (PNG). The survey, in coop- preliminary Sea Lion-1 data are planned to be supplied to

Located 14km south of the eration with the Department have been completed. This domestic market.

Contract BriefsContract Briefs that have been agreed by the the contract value would be installation (EPCI) of a ? ow

Atwood inksAtwood inks parties, including the commer- approximately $77.4 million assurance and looping project multiple contactsmultiple contacts cial rates, well count, minimum (A$110 million) in total. and topside modi? cations

Atwood Oceanics has won two term length, rig acceptance o