The results of the appraisal well in the Green Canyon area of the US Gulf of Mexico further define the resource potential in the central Winterfell area, with the current estimate around 100 million barrels gross.
The extended PRM imaging contract will run from 1 January 2022 until 31 December 2024.
The drilling offshore Shimane and Yamaguchi prefectures is planned to take place from March to July 2022.
Wintershall Dea holds participating interests in a total of nine exploration licences in Brazil, spread over the Potiguar, Ceará, Campos and Santos basins.