3rd Sep 2007 07:01
Tullow Oil PLC03 September 2007 News release UK Exploration Update: Harrison gas discovery 3 September 2007 - Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Harrisonexploration well (44/19b-6), operated by ConocoPhillips, has successfullyencountered a 16m gas column in the targeted Lower Ketch formation. The well,20km to the northeast of the Murdoch platform, has been drilled to a depth of4,289m and will now be flow tested. All of the drilling was completed ahead ofschedule and under budget. Further details of the result will be issuedfollowing completion of the test. Commenting today, Aidan Heavey, Chief Executive of Tullow said: "This is the eighth consecutive discovery that Tullow has made in the CMS Areasince we acquired the UK assets in 2001. Early assessment of the data from thewell shows that it is in line with our pre-drill expectations and that analogousprospects in this, and adjacent blocks, have been substantially de-risked." For further information contact: Tullow Oil plc Citigate Dewe Rogerson Murray Consultants(+44 20 8996 1000) (+44 20 7638 9571) (+353 1 498 0300)Tom Hickey Martin Jackson Joe MurrayAngus McCoss Kate DelahuntyChris Perry Notes to Editors Tullow is a leading independent oil & gas, exploration and production group,quoted on the London and Irish Stock Exchanges (symbol: TLW) and is aconstituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The Group has interests in over 120exploration and production licences across 23 countries and focuses on four coreareas: Europe, Africa, South Asia and South America. Tullow's European interests are primarily focused on gas in the UK SouthernNorth Sea where it has significant interests in the Caister-Murdoch System andthe Thames-Hewett areas and operates over 70% of its production. In Africa, Tullow has exploration and production in Gabon, Cote d'Ivoire, Congo(Brazzaville), Mauritania and Equatorial Guinea and a large gas fielddevelopment and appraisal programme in Namibia. Tullow also has explorationprogrammes in Mauritania, Senegal, Cameroon, Uganda, Congo (DRC), Tanzania,Madagascar, Angola and Ghana. In South Asia, Tullow has exploration and production in Pakistan and Bangladeshand high impact exploration activities in India. In South America Tullow has high impact exploration interests in Trinidad andTobago, French Guiana, Suriname and the Falkland Islands. For further information please refer to our website at www.tullowoil.com ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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