Zama Appraisal Well on SchedulePremier Oil says the first appraisal well on the Zama field in Mexico’s offshore block 7 well has encountered the main Zama reservoir and is currently drilling ahead as planned. Zama-2, spud at the end of November to the north of the exploration well, should determine the depth of the oil/water contact. The well will then be deepened to test the Marte prospect and finally side tracked up-dip and flow tested. Thereafter, the rig will drill the Zama-3 appraisal well to the south, with the program set to be completed during 3Q. This spring, Premier expects 3D seismic acquisition to get under way across offshore block 30, awarded last March under Mexico’s Round 3.1 in March. The concession includes the potentially high-impact Wahoo and Cabrilla prospects.
Ghana Deepwater Production UpTullow Oil expects average oil production this year from the Jubilee and TEN fields offshore Ghana to increase to around 179,000 b/d in total.Last year’s development drilling program involved the use of two rigs operating in tandem across both fields, with results from the well in some cases exceeding pre-drill expectations
Norwegian Gas Exports Remain StrongGassco transported 114.2 bcm last year to continental Europe and the UK through the Norwegian offshore trunkline network.Exports were the second-highest ever, said Gassco CEO Frode Leversund, and the delivery of 36.8 bcm between May and August set a record for summer deliveries to Europe.“Availability for delivering gas in the transport system was over 99%,