Faroe Islands

A group led by operator Eni Denmark BV has spudded an exploratory well on the Anne Marie prospect off the Faroe Islands on the Atlantic margin.

July 26, 2010

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, July 26 – A group led by operator Eni Denmark BV has spudded an exploratory well on the Anne Marie prospect off the Faroe Islands on the Atlantic margin.

The Seadrill West Phoenix semisubmersible is drilling the 6004/8a-1 commitment well in 1,106 m of water 190 km southeast of Torshavn. It targets an oil prospect in a structural trap of Eocene and Paleocene age.

Block interests are Eni Denmark 30%, Dana Petroleum PLC 25%, OMV AG 20%, CIECO 12.5%, and Faroe Petroleum PLC 12.5%.

The well is the first of three to be drilled in the deepwater Atlantic margin in 2010 targeting large oil prospects. The second and third wells, operated by BP and Chevron, respectively, will be in UK waters targeting the North Uist/Cardhu and Lagavulin prospects.