Global Discoveries 2002

This summary is an excerpt from the 2002 Discoveries report, an annual supplement to the International Oil Letter published by IHS Energy.

Africa

Europe

Middle East

Eurasia

Far East

Australia

Latin America

The following are the highlights of the major discoveries of 2002 reported through December 1 by IHS Energy.

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Angola

• BP, Plutao 1A, Congo Fan, deep water, oil, 5,357 bo/d.
• Gabgoc, Gabela 1, Congo Fan, deep water, oil, 1,000 bo/d.
• ExxonMobil, Reco-Reco 1, Congo Fan, deep water, oil, 2,640 bo/d.

Cote d'Ivoire

• Ranger, Kossipo 1, Cote d'Ivoire, deep water, oil, Sub-commercial.

Chad

• ExxonMobil, Badila 1, Doba Trough, land, oil, Sub-commercial.

Egypt

• Apache, Abu Sir 1, Nile Delta, deep water, gas, 17.4 MMcf/d.
• Apache, Karama SE 1, Abu Gharadiq, land, oil, 1,100 bo/d.
• Apache, Lahun 1, Gindi, land, oil, 15 bo/d.
• Apache, Selkit 1, Shoushan, land, oil, 5,635 bo/d.
• Devon, Gebel el Zeit Sw 2, Gulf of Suez, offshore, oil, 3,916 bo/d.
• Dublin, Hana South 1, Gulf of Suez, land, oil, 1,800 bo/d.
• Gupco, Razzak 29, Alamein sub-basin, land, oil, 5,200 bo/d.
• Gupco, Razzak North 1, Alamein sub-basin, land, oil, 2,321 bo/d.
• IEOC, Fahd 1, Levantine Deep M., offshore, gas, 7.5 MMcf/d.
• Khalda, Ozoris 1, Northern Egypt, land, oil & gas, 2,504 bo/d., 0.75 MMcf/d.
• Khalda, Tut 52, Shoushan, land, gas & condensate, 29.2 MMcf/d, 781 bc/d.
• Merlon, El Mansoura 3, Nile Delta, land, gas, 22.8 MMcf/d.
• Petrobel, Belayim Marine 72ST, Gulf of Suez, offshore, oil, 473 bo/d.
• Petrobel, Belayim land 113-106, Gulf of Suez, offshore, oil, 1,890 bo/d.
• Qarun, Karama NE 1, Abu Gharadiq, land, oil, 700 bo/d.
• Qarun, Karama SW 1, Abu Gharadiq, land, oil, 2,000 bo/d.
• Wepco, Tarfa Twin 1, Alamein sub-basin, land, oil, 201 bo/d.

Gabon

• Perenco, Alpha 1, N Gabon sub-basin, offshore, oil, 6,300 bo/d.
• Pioineer, Gnadi Marin 1, S. Gabon sub-basin, offshore, oil, 2,000 bo/d.

Libya

• Repsol, A-001-NC190, Murzuq, land, oil, 605 bo/d.
• Wintershall, N-001-097, Sirte, land, oil, 3,177 bo/d.

Mauritania

• Woodside, Chinguetti 4-2, deep water, oil & gas, 1,560 bo/d.

Nigeria

• Addax, Oron West 1, Niger Delta, land, oil, 3,116 bo/d.
• Elf, Ofon South 1, Niger Delta, offshore, oil, 900 bo/d.
• Elf, Usan 1, Niger Delta, deep water, oil, 5,000 bo/d.
• Shell, Bolia 1, Niger Delta, deep water, oil, 6,000 bo/d.

Sudan

• Gnpoc, Diffra, Muglad, land, oil & gas, 1,000 bo/d., 9.3 MMcf/d.
• Gnpoc, Diffra West 1, Muglad, land, oil, 6,000 bo/d.
• Gnpoc, Hamam 1, Muglad, land, oil & gas, 3,200 bo/d.

Tunisia

• Agip, Adam 1, Ghadames Basin, land, oil & gas, 3,750 bo/d., 1.4 MMcf/d.
• Agip, Baraka SW 1, offshore, oil & gas, 4,600 bo/d., 5.2 MMcf/d.

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Croatia

• Inagip, Korina 1D, Adriatic, offshore, gas, Sub-commercial..
• Ina-Naft Aplin, Kopcevec 1, Pannonian, land, gas, 13 MMcf/d.

Czech Republic

• Ceska Naft, Postoma 1, Vienna, land, oil, 123 bo/d.

Hungary

• MOL, Szentmartonkata 1, Pannonian, land, gas & condensate, 2.3 MMcf/d., 87 bc/d.

Ireland

• Enterprise, 12/2-1, Rockall Trough, deepwater, oil, n/a.

Italy

• ENI Spa, Panda 1, Caltanisetta, offshore, gas, 19 MMcf/d.

Netherlands (offshore)

• Clyde, P/12-14, W. Netherlands, offshore, gas, 9 MMcf/d.
• Wintershall, L/5b-9, NW German, offshore, gas, tested.

Poland

• PGNG, Baczyna 2, Fore-Sudetic M, land, oil & gas, Sub-commercial.
• PGNG, Baranowka 2, Carpathian F/d, land, gas, 3.8 MMcf/d.
• PGNG, Debno 2, Carpathian F/d, land, gas, 2.2 MMcf/d.
• PGNG, Jagiella 4, Carpathian F/d, land, gas, Sub-commercial.
• PGNG, Leki 1, Fore-Sudetic M, land, gas, 24 MMcf/d.
• PGNG, Witkowice 2, Carpathian F/d, land, gas, 7.6 MMcf/d.

Romania

• Petrom, Mirosi 100, Moesian, land, oil, 80 bo/d.
• Romgaz, Valea Seaca Est 1, Carpathian F/d, land, gas, 3.5 MMcf/d.
• Wintershall, Sighisoara 3, Transylvanian, land, gas, 6.3 MMcf/d.

United Kingdom

• Pancanadian, 15/22-16, Moray Firth, offshore, oil & gas, 6,274 bo/d., 3.9 MMcf/d.
• Talisman, 21/1A-19, Moray Firth, offshore, oil & gas, 6,600 bo/d., 7.7 MMcf/d.
• TotalFinaElf, 3/15-9A, East Shetlands, offshore, gas & condensate, 35 MMcf/d., 1,400 bc/d.

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Iran

• Pars Oil & Gas, SPO 1, Qatar Arch, offshore, oil, 3,500 bo/d.

Saudia Arabia

• S. Aramco, Takhman 2, Rub'Al Khali, land, oil, gas & condensate, 3,470bo/d., 4.0 MMcf/d.
• S. Aramco, Wared 1, Cen. Arabian Arch, land, oil, 2,300 bo/d., 1.1 MMcf/d.

Turkey

• Amity, Bevakoy, Thrace-Gallipoli, land, oil, 150 bo/d.
• TPAO, Gokici 1, SE Turkey, land, oil, 500 bo/d.

Yemen

• Calvalley, Auqban 1, Sir-Sayun, land, oil, 750 bo/d.
• TotalFinaElf, Amani 1, Sir-Sayun, land, oil, 130 bo/d.

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Azerbaijan

• Socar, Surahani, South Caspian, onshore, oil, 110 bo/d.

Kazakhstan

• Agip KCO, Kalamkas More/Kerogly, North-Ustyurt, offshore, oil, 2,300 bo/d.
• Petrom, Zhiniskekum 10, Turgay, land, oil, 541 bo/d.

Russia

• Gazprom, Kamennomysskaya Severnaya 2, Ob Estuary, offshore, gas, 12.8 MMcf/d.
• Gazprom, Chugoryakhinskaya 1, West Siberia, offshore, gas, 428 bo/d.
• Lukoil, Chernushinskaya 86, Volga-Ural, land, oil, 1,200 bo/d.
• Lukoil, Guryanovskaya 1, Volga-Ural, land, oil, 490 bo/d.
• Tatneft, Astakhovskaya, Volga-Ural, land, oil, 139 bo/d.
• Tatneft, Saraylinskaya 1, Volga-Ural, land, oil, 24 bo/d.
• Tomskneftgazgiiol, Obskaya 3, West Siberia, land, oil, 117 bo/d.

Turkmenistan

• Turkmengeologiya, Sabur Gundogar 1, Bakhardok M., land, gas, 9.1 MMcf/d.

Uzbekistan

• Uzbekneftegaz, Aral Shimoly 1, North Ustyurt, land, gas, 5.1 MMcf/d.
• Uzbekneftegaz, Oqnazar Shimoly 2, Beshkent Trough, land, gas, 2.1 MMcf/d.
• Uzbekneftegaz, Surgil 1, North-Ustyurt, land, gas, Active, 3.9 MMcf/d.
• Uzbekneftegaz, Uchsay 1, North-Ustyurt, land, gas, 4.3 MMcf/d.
• Uzbekneftegaz, Urga Shimoly 1, North-Ustyurt, land, gas, 8.6 MMcf/d.

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China

• CNOOC, Baodao 19-2-2, Qiongdongnan, offshore, gas, not tested.
• CNOOC, Dongfang 1-1S-1, Yinggehai, offshore, gas, not tested.
• CNOOC, Dongfang 1-1N-1, Yinggehai, offshore, gas, not tested.
• CNOOC, Yacheng 13-4-1, Qiongdongnan, offshore, gas, not tested.
• CNOOC, Yacheng 13-6-1, Qiongdongnan, offshore, gas, not tested.
• CNOOC, Suizhong 36-1W2, Bohai Gulf, offshore, oil, not tested.
• CNOOC, Luda 10-1 1, Bohai Gulf, offshore, oil, not tested.
• CNOOC, Panyu 34-1 1, Pearl River Mouth, offshore, gas, 13 MMcf/d.
• Devon Energy, Panyu 6-4 1, Pearl River Mouth, offshore, oil, non commercial.
• Petrochina-Tarim, Ake 1, Tarim, land, gas, 24.5 MMcf/d.
• Petrochina-Tarim, Lungu 13, Tarim, land, oil & gas, 16.3 MMcf/d., 449 bo/d.
• Petrochina-Tarim, Yingnan 2, Tarim, land, oil & gas, 6.3 MMcf/d., 29 bo/d.
• Petrochina-Xinjiang, Shidong 2, Junggar, land, oil, 220 bo/d.
• Petrochina-Xinjiang, Xi 5, Junggar, land, oil, 9 bo/d.
• Sinopec-Shengli, Zhuanghai 10, Bohai Gulf, land, oil, +700 bo/d.
• Sinopec-Shengli, Boshen 6, Bohai Gulf, land, oil & gas, 1,939 bo/d., 1.5 MMcf/d.
• Sinopec-Star, Majing 10, Sichuan, land, gas & condensate, 2.1 MMcf/d., 3 bc/d.
• Sinopec-W. Frontier, Zhuang 1, Junggar, land, oil, active.

India

• BG, S. Harinagar 1, Cambay, offshore, oil, active, 1,300 bo/d.
• Niko, Bheema 1, Cambay, offshore, gas, 15.9 MMcf/d.
• ONGC, Sanarudravaram 1, Krishna Godavari, offshore, gas, 0.66 MMcf/d.
• ONGC, B-170 2, Bombay, offshore, gas, 0.6 MMcf/d.
• ONGC, Banmali 4, Upper Assam, land, oil & gas, 352 bo/d., 0.43 MMcf/d.
• ONGC, Kural 3, Cambay, land, oil, 320 bo/d.
• ONGC, Warosan 5, Cambay, land, oil & gas, 30 bo/d., 0.87 MMcf/d.
• Reliance, Dhirubhai 1, Krishna Godavri, deep water, gas, 39.4 MMcf/d.

Indonesia

• Devon, Sabar 1, South Sumatra, land, gas, not tested.
• Exspan, Rambutan Deep 1, South Sumatra, land, gas, 4.75 MMcf/d.
• Kodeco, KE 39-1, East Java, offshore, oil & gas, 557 bo/d., 11 MMcf/d.
• Kodeco, KE 40-1, East Java, offshore, oil & gas, 2,400 bo/d. 1.69 MMcf/d.
• Lapindo, Carat 1, East Java, land, gas, 2.3 MMcf/d.
• Pertamina/Midoc, Pidawan, Tarakan, offshore, gas, 4.47 MMcf/d.
• Pertamina, Sungai Gelam Deep 1, South Sumatra, land, gas, 2.69 MMcf/d.
• Pertamina, Tambun Kalapa 1^ST, West Java, land, oil & gas, 297 bo/d., 3.8 MMcf/d.
• Santos, Maleo 1, East Java, offshore, gas, 13.5 MMcf/d.
• Unocal, Ranggas West 1, Kutei, offshore, gas, not tested.

Malaysia

• Carigali, Bunga Melati 1, Malay, offshore, gas, not tested.
• Carigali, Bunga Raya W 1, Malay, offshore, oil & gas, not tested.
• Murphy, Bagang 1, NW Sabah, offshore, gas, not tested.
• CPOC, Muda South 1, Malay, offshore, gas & condensate, 10 MMcf/d, 20 bc/d.
• CPOC, Jengka East 1, Malay, offshore, gas & condensate, not tested.

Myanmar

• Focus, Htaukshabin 698, Minbu, land, oil, 70 bo/d.

Pakistan

• OGDC, Chak-2-1, Lower Indus, land, gas & condensate, 10.8 MMcf/d, 425 bc/d.
• OGDC, Chak-63-1, Lower Indus, land, oil & gas, 2,000 bo/d., 4 MMcf/d.
• OGDC, Chak-66-1, Lower Indus, land, oil & gas, 150 bo/d., 1.7 MMcf/d.
• OGDC, Norai Jagir 1, Lower Indus, land, gas & condensate, 9.5 MMcf/d.
• OGDC, Resham 1, Lower Indus, land, gas condensate, 6.1 MMcf/d., 1,416 bc/d.
• PPL, Khanpur X1, Middle Indus, land, gas, 11 MMcf/d.

Thailand

• PTTEP, SKJ 1X, Chao Phraya, land, oil, not tested.
• PTTEP, Arthit 14-5ST, Malay, offshore, oil & gas, 2,826 bo/d., 6.54 MMcf/d.
• PTTEP, Arthit 14-6X, Malay, offshore, gas & condensate, 23.8 MMcf/d., 278 bc/d.
• PTTEP, Pikul 2X, Malay, offshore, gas, not tested.
• PTTEP, BK-DEL 22, Malay, offshore, gas & condensate, not tested.

Vietnam

• OMV, 111-HE 1X, Song Hong, offshore, gas, non commercial.
• CLJOC, 15-1-SC 1X, Cuu Long, offshore, oil, 100 bo/d.
• HLJOC, 09-2-CN 1X, Cuu Long, offshore, oil & gas, 2,500 bo/d., 6.6 MMcf/d.
• HLJOC, 16-1-NO 1X, Cuu Long, offshore, oil, 250 bo/d.

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Australia

• Apache, Exeter 1, Carnarvon, offshore, oil, 22m oil column.
• Apache, Hoover 1, Carnarvon, offshore, oil, 6m oil column.
• Apache, Little Sandy 1, Carnarvon, offshore, oil, 20.0m oil column.
• Apache, Pedrika 1, Barrow-Sub Basin, offshore, oil, 7m oil column.
• Apache, Simpson South 1, Carnarvon, offshore, oil, 8m oil column.
• Apache, Victoria 1, Barrow-Sub Basin, offshore, oil, 6m oil column.
• Beach, Aldinga, Cooper-Eromanga, land, oil, 2m oil column.
• Beach, Sellicks 1, Cooper, land, oil, 2,160 bo/d.
• Mosaic Oil, Churchie 3, Surat, land, gas, 20 MMcf/d.
• Mosaic Oil, Norkam 1, Surat, land, gas, 3.5m gas column.
• Origin Energy, Hovea 2, Perth, land, gas, 16.5 MMcf/d.
• Roc Oil, Cliff Head 2, Perth, offshore, oil, 25.5m oil column.
• Santos, Buttress 1, Otway, land, gas, 46m gas column.
• Santos, Norfolk 1, Carnarvon, offshore, oil, 30m oil column.
• Santos, Norfolk 2, Carnarvon, offshore, oil, 9m oil column.
• Stuart Pet, Acrasia 1, Cooper-Eromanga, land, oil, 2,200 bo/d.
• Stuart Pet, Acrasia 2, Cooper-Eromanga, land, oil, 6m oil column.
• Woodside, Enfield 4, Barrow-Sub Basin, offshore, oil & gas, 18.1 oil column.

New Zealand

• Marabella, Makino 1, Taranaki, land, oil, 6m oil column.

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Argentina

• Astra, Granson 602, San Jorge, land, oil, 407 bo/d.
• Astra, Grimbeek 610, San Jorge, land, oil, 69 bo/d.
• Capex, Senillosa Centro 1002, Neuquen, land, gas, 0.7 MMcf/d.
• CGC, Estancia La Mariposa 1001, San Jorge, land, gas, 5.4 MMcf/d.
• Chevron, Cerro Arena 3, Neuquen, land, gas, 0.44 MMcf/d.
• Chevron, El Galpon Norte, Austral, land, oil, 86 bo/d.
• Dong Won, Puesto Climaco 5(H), Noroeste, land, oil, 1,510 bo/d.
• Pan Am, San Pedrito 3, Tari, land, gas, 88.2 MMcf/d.
• Petrobras, Puesta Zuniga 1001, Neuquen, land, gas & condensate, 9 MMcf/d., 516 bc/d.
• Pioneer, Aguada Quinchao X-37, Neuquen, land, oil, 321 bo/d.
• Pioneer, Borde Espinosa Este 1, Neuquen, land, oil, 228 bo/d.
• Pioneer, Loma Farias Oeste X-1, Neuquen, land, oil, 327 bo/d.
• Tecpet, Puesta Quiroga 0.1, San Jorge, land, oil & gas, 616 bo/d., 0.71 MMcf/d.
• YPF, Cerro Hamaca Oeste 21, Neuquen, land, oil, 40 bo/d.
• YPF, Cerro Negro 1, Neuquen, land, oil, 189 bo/d.
• YPF, Rincon Blanco 1, Neuquen, land, oil, 358 b/d.

Barbados

• BNOCL, Flat Rock 1, NE Caribbean, land, oil, 29 bo/d.

Bolivia

• Chaco, Kanata X-1, Chaco, land, gas & condensate, 1.6 MMcf/d., 263 bc/d.
• Pluspet, Curiche X-1001, Chaco, land, gas, 3.9 MMcf/d.

Colombia

• Hocol, La Hocha 1, U. Magdalena, land, oil, 4,500 bo/d.
• Repsol, Capachos 1^ST, Llanos-Barinas, land, oil, 4,500 bo/d.

Cuba

• Sherritt, Faustino 1, N. Cuban Prov., land, oil, 4,500 bo/d.
• Sherritt, Majaguillar East 1, N. Cuban Prov., land, oil, uneconomic.

Ecuador

• City INV, Sonia 1, Napo, land, oil, 449 bo/d.
• City INV, Tarapoa Sur 1, Napo, land, oil, 453 bo/d.
• Occidental, Dumbique 1, Napo, land, oil, 3,300 bo/d.
• Mexico Pemex, Lankahuasa 1, Tampico-Mis., offshore, gas, 37 MMcf/d.
• Pemex, Levita 1, Gulf coast, land, gas, 5.1 MMcf/d.

Peru

• Petrotech, LO19 5X, Talara, offshore, oil, 120 bo/d.
• Pluspetrol, Carmen Este 1, Maranon, land, oil, 1,900 bo/d. 

Trinidad & Tobago

• EOG, Parula 1, Trinidad, offshore, gas, 24 MMcf/d.
• Venture, Antilles Ligoure M. 22, Soldado, offshore, oil, 200 bo/d. 

Venezuela

• PDVSA, Lago 3047X, Maracaibo, land, oil & gas, 13,329 bo/d., 2.3 MMcf/d.
• PDVSA, Dorado 1, Trinidad, offshore, gas, 62 MMcf/d.
• PDVSA, Santa Barbara 130X, East Venezuela, land, oil & gas, 2,571 bo/d., 2.2 MMcf/d.
• ODVSA, Yomoporo 9, Maracaibo, land, oil & gas, 13,789 bo/d., 5 MMcf/d.