Total, New Operator of Block 58 Offshore Suriname, Announces a Fourth Discovery
January 14 2021 - 2:15AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Total (Paris:FP) (LSE:TTA) (NYSE:TOT) and Apache Corporation
have made a new significant oil and gas discovery at the Keskesi
East-1 well, in Block 58 off the coast of Suriname. This follows
previous discoveries at Maka Central, Sapakara West and
Kwaskwasi.
The well was drilled by a water depth of about 725 meters and
encountered a total of 63 meters net pay of hydrocarbons, comprised
of 58 meters net black oil, volatile oil, and gas pay in good
quality Campano-Maastrichtian reservoirs, along with 5 meters of
net volatile oil pay in Santonian reservoirs, where wireline
logging has just been performed. Drilling is still ongoing for
deeper Neocomian aged targets.
“We are delighted to announce this new discovery, which confirms
this first exploration campaign as a full success and adds to the
proven resource base” said Kevin McLachlan, Senior Vice
President Exploration at Total. “We are also excited, as new
operator of the block, to start the appraisal operations designed
to characterize the 2020 discoveries, while in parallel start a
second exploration campaign on this prolific block in 2021.”
Total assumed operatorship of Block 58 on January 1st, 2021,
with a 50% working interest. Upon completion of the operations on
Keskesi East-1, the Noble Sam Croft drillship will be released.
About Total
Total is a broad energy company that produces and markets fuels,
natural gas and electricity. Our 100,000 employees are committed to
better energy that is more affordable, more reliable, cleaner and
accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130
countries, our ambition is to become the responsible energy
major.
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