
ONGC Videsh makes discoveries in Brazil and Colombia
ONGC's overseas explorer has recorded a gas discovery in Brazil's Sergipe Alagoas Basin and an oil discovery in Colombia's Llanos Basin.
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ONGC's overseas explorer has recorded a gas discovery in Brazil's Sergipe Alagoas Basin and an oil discovery in Colombia's Llanos Basin.

The total number of registrants is a record for bids in the production sharing regime, surpassing the 16 qualified for the 4th Production Sharing Round, held last year.

Based on preliminary estimation, the recoverable resources of the Shrek discovery are in the range of between 19 and 38 million boe, as confirmed by the Norwegian Oil Directorate (NPD).

Wintershall Dea will hold an interest of 20% in the blocks S-M-766 and C-M-845, alongside its partners Repsol and Chevron (operator).

Total will operate the C-M-541 block with a 40% interest, alongside Qatar Petroleum (40%) and Petronas (20%). The consortium plans to drill a first exploration well in 2021.

Trinity is an E&P company focused on Trinidad and Tobago.

The block in the Northern Carnarvon Basin covers 4815 km2 and lies approximately 100 km from the Australian coast.

Wintershall Dea will retain a 70% participating interest and operatorship in its Potiguar offshore exploration blocks.

Operations involved drilling over 2000 m and acquiring more than 1400 high quality samples and over 900 m of seismic PCPT data.

The SA-01 appraisal well in the Serenity field in the North Sea has been spud.

The KP-1 exploration well is located onshore southern Central Kalimantan in Indonesia.

The 6th Production Sharing Round is scheduled for 7 November and will offer the Aram, Boomerang, Southern Cross, Southwest Sagittarius and North Brava blocks, distributed in the Santos and Campos basins.