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program. In Lebanon, TotalEnergies will drill the country’s Andaman II block, where it made the Timpan discovery second-ever well offshore with Qana-1. earlier this year.

Outwith the two areas highlighted, there is plenty of Exploration will continue in more established areas.

high impact activity planned. In the mature North Sea and US Gulf of Mexico, the

Eni will explore for gas offshore Morocco at its Tarfaya independents will drive most activity, targeting prospects block, plus attempt to open a new oil play in Mozambique in established plays that are typically within tieback dis- with its Raia-1 well. tance to existing infrastructure.

In Asia Paci?c, TotalEnergies is drilling ahead at Tepat Some new play exploration is planned, however, such

North prospect offshore Sabah Malaysia, targeting the as Aker BP’s Rondeslottet well in Norway. And despite

Oligo-Miocene trend opened by its Tepat ?nd in 2018. underwhelming results in recent years, the larger compa-

In Indonesia, Eni will drill Geng North, while Harbour nies will continue to explore Brazil’s pre-salt, with Shell,

Energy will look to prove up additional resource on its PETRONAS and bp potentially drilling.

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