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Deep Water Discoveries Marked Year

In Like a Lamb, Out Like a Lion

Selected major discoveries of 1999 as compiled by the IHS Energy Group's International Oil Letter.

This geographical list includes operator, well name, basin and production reports.

Australia

• Apache, Vincent 1, Carnarvon, offshore, oil & gas, 4,301 Bo/d & 1.9 MMcfg/d.
• Santos, Raven 1, Cooper, onshore, gas condensate, 9,110 Mcfgd &165 Bcp/d.
• Santos, Touriga 1, Cooper, onshore, gas, 5,400 MCFD.
• Wapet, (Obiwan) Barrow Island - Z56M, Carnarvon, onshore, oil, 1,000 Bo/d.
• Apache, Sage 1, Carnarvon, offshore, oil, 2,155 Bo/d.
• Woodside, Enfield 1, Carnarvon, offshore, oil & gas, 4,800 Bo/d & 1.17 MMcfg/d.
• Santos, Pondrinie North 1, Cooper-Eromanga, onshore, gas, 2.7 MMcfg/d.
• Apache, North Harriet 1, Carnarvon, offshore, oil & gas, 6m oil & 2.7 gas.
• Apache, Gypsy North 1, Carnarvon, offshore, oil, 5,940 Bo/d.

Papua New Guinea

• Oil Search, Kimu 1, Fly River Platform, onshore, gas, 7.79 MMcfg/d.