Feb 3, 2020 Omni Táxi Aéreo (OTA) is supporting Karoon in its drilling campaign in block Z38, in Peru. This will be OTA's first international operation, which is involved in transporting passengers from the city of Tallara to the Marina 1 well, in the Tumbes basin approximately 110 km from the base of operations. Two... Continue Reading →
Karoon spuds wildcat well offshore Peru
Karoon Energy has started drilling of the Marina‐1 exploration well located in Block Z‐38 Tumbes Basin, offshore Peru, using the Stena Forth drillship. The drillship arrived in Peru to drill the Karoon-operated well earlier in January. The wholly-owned, Karoon subsidiary, KEI (Peru Z‐38) Sucursal del Peru is the operator and has a 40% net interest in Block... Continue Reading →
Karoon: Stena Forth Drillship Reaches Peru
The Stena Forth drillship has arrived in the Port of Callao Lima Peru ahead of drilling the Marina-1 exploration well for Australia's Karoon Energy. The exploration well is located in Peru's Block Z-38 Tumbes Basin, where Karoon is the operator with a 40% net interest. The drillship will remain at the port for one to... Continue Reading →
PGS in Peru ‘MegaSurvey’
Nov 29, 2019 PGS has reached an agreement with Perupetro to create a new ‘MegaSurvey’ in Peru. This large-scale merged and matched dataset targeting the extensive coastline of Peru should provide an opportunity to evaluate prospectivity on a regional basis. The PGS Peru MegaSurvey comprises 21 000 sq. km of 3D seismic. This data will... Continue Reading →
Karoon takes Stena drillship for Peru well
Australia-based Karoon Energy has executed binding agreements with drilling contractor Stena Drilling and oil company Tullow Oil to contract the Stena Forth drillship for Karoon’s Marina-1 exploration well located offshore Peru. As previously reported, Karoon started tendering for a drilling rig to drill the Marina-1 well in March 2019. The Stena Forth has been contracted to drill... Continue Reading →