The spudding of the Zama-2 well marks the commencement of the Zama discovery appraisal programme, which will consist of three reservoir penetrations, including two wells and one sidetrack.
The company has announced that the contract for the Noble Tom Prosser jack-up drilling rig has been secured.
The finalists have been announced for next year’s Subsea UK awards, which recognise the companies and individuals who are leading the way in the UK’s £7.5 billion subsea sector.
The company announced that it made its 10th discovery offshore Guyana and increased its estimate of the discovered recoverable resource for the Stabroek Block to more than 5 billion boe.
The company has closed the previously announced strategic deepwater Gulf of Mexico joint venture with Petrobras America Inc., a subsidiary of Petrobras.