Tullow Oil PLC Operational Update (1980T)
December 11 2012 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1980T
Tullow Oil PLC
11 December 2012
News Release
Operational Update
11 December 2012 - Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces today that
in Ghana, West Africa, Jubilee Phase 1A production has commenced
and the Okure-1 exploration well has encountered low net to gross
oil bearing reservoir in a secondary objective. In Guyana, South
America, Tullow has let its interest in the Georgetown Licence
expire.
Ghana update
The Okure-1 exploration well, drilled in the Deepwater Tano
licence offshore Ghana, has reached its planned total depth of
4,511 metres. The well has encountered non-reservoir quality
formations at the main objective levels below the TEN cluster and
discovered a gross 17 metre interval of low net to gross oil
bearing Turonian age sandstones within an overlying secondary
objective. Light oil with a 40 degree API was recovered from this
interval. Integration of wireline logs and pressure data indicates
that this oil accumulation is not connected to other hydrocarbon
discoveries in the licence area. The next exploration activity to
be carried out by the rig will be the drilling of Sapele-1,
adjacent to the Jubilee field, also in the Deepwater Tano Licence
and is expected to be spudded by the end of the year.
The first Jubilee Phase 1A production well has been brought on
stream and is now producing in excess of 16,500 bopd resulting in
field production of over 90,000 bopd. This is the first of five
Phase 1A producers which are planned to be completed before mid
2013. In addition, the rig is now carrying out acid stimulation
work on two Jubilee Phase 1 wells to further enhance production
before completing the second Phase 1A production around year-end
2012.
Tullow operates the Deepwater Tano licence and the Jubilee Field
and is partnered by Kosmos Energy, Anadarko Petroleum, PetroSA and
the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC).
Guyana update
Tullow has let its interest in the Georgetown licence expire.
The licence included the previously drilled Jaguar-1 well. However,
Tullow continues to evaluate oil exploration opportunities in
Guyana and the wider region.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tullow Oil plc Citigate Dewe Rogerson Murray Consultants
(+44 20 3249 9000) (+44 207 638 9571) (+353 1 498 0300)
Chris Perry (Investor Martin Jackson Joe Murray
Relations) Jack Rich Ed Micheau
James Arnold (Investor
Relations)
George Cazenove (Media
Relations)
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Notes to Editors
Tullow is a leading independent oil & gas, exploration and
production group, quoted on the London, Irish and Ghanaian (symbol:
TLW) stock exchanges and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
The Group has interests in over 100 exploration and production
licences across 24 countries and focuses on four core areas:
Africa, Europe, South Asia and South America.
For further information please refer to our website at
www.tullowoil.com
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