According to CGX documents viewed by OilNOW.gy and a statement from Frontera, the two Canadian companies intend to begin drilling operations in the first half of August. They will need about 85 days to sink the well to a depth of about 6,575 metres, which will allow them to target a stratigraphic trap within the Santonian layer.
The partners hope the site will be analogous to an area that lies directly to the east – namely, the middle part of Block 58 in Suriname’s offshore zone, where TotalEnergies (
In the document cited by OilNOW.gy, CGX expressed optimism about the exploration drilling project, saying that Kawa “shows significant promise for a low-risk, high-reward prospect.” It said it had selected the drilling site on the basis of time processing that highlighted lead areas and depth processing that confirmed the prospects.
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