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ConocoPhillips Strikes Oil Offshore Senegal at Sangomar
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ConocoPhillips confirmed that oil was discovered in the FAN-1 exploration well, located approximately 60 miles offshore Senegal. Further evaluation is required in order to determine commerciality.
Larry Archibald, senior vice president, Exploration, commented: "The preliminary results at FAN-1 are encouraging. We believe the positive result reinforces our global exploration strategy of getting into the right plays early in their life-cycle."
The FAN-1 well (enlarge map), located in the Sangomar Deep block, was drilled to a total depth of 16,164 feet in approximately 4,700 feet of water. Upon completion of operations at FAN-1, the semi-submersible drilling rig will move to the SNE-1 well, also located in the Sangomar Deep block in approximately 3,600 feet of water.
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