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TAQA Makes North Sea Oil Discovery
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. said it has discovered oil at the new Darwin field in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland.
Two oil columns were discovered during the Darwin drilling program, which started in November, TAQA said in an emailed statement. One well has been suspended for the purpose of future well testing, it added.
TAQA acquired a 50% interest in the Darwin acreage in February last year. The field is located next to the TAQA-operated Cormorant South, North Cormorant and Pelican fields in the Northern North Sea. The reserves potential of the Darwin oil discoveries, in conjunction with NW Hutton Field re-development, is currently being re-evaluated, the company said.
“TAQA is currently studying optimal development options. Further appraisal drilling (including well testing) is anticipated prior to selection of a development concept,” it said.
Last month, TAQA started first oil production from the Cormorant East field development in the U.K. North Sea which is expected to contain 10-30 million barrels of oil.
4 Comments on "TAQA Makes North Sea Oil Discovery"
BillT on Tue, 19th Feb 2013 2:49 am
Hohum … 2-4 days US imports.
MrEnergyCzar on Tue, 19th Feb 2013 4:08 am
Sounds like someone missed a few table scraps a few years back…
MrEnergyCzar
Beery on Tue, 19th Feb 2013 9:29 am
Surprised the word ‘vast’ didn’t appear in the article.
Kenz300 on Wed, 20th Feb 2013 1:47 am
Technology now exists that can convert trash or waste to biofuels. It would be more sustainable and more productive to convert all the landfills to produce biofuels, energy and recycled materials for new products. The inputs to the process are pretty inexpensive since they are already being collected.