ExxonMobil to start drilling 2 more wells on Wednesday

Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) is forging ahead with drilling two wells in the Stabroek Block, as part of its ambitious multi-well drilling campaign.
According to the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), EEPGL will start exploration drilling at the Longtail-2 well from September 21 to October 31. They will be using the MODU Stena Carron, complemented with a number of other vessels, to drill the well which is 106.9 nautical miles from the coast.
Meanwhile, exploration drilling has already started on the Cataback-1 well and will conclude on September 30. For this well, which is located 104.88 nautical miles from the coast of Guyana, the MODU Noble Tom Madden is being used.
Exxon has a high prospect of success at the Longtail-2 well given the past drilling history there. It was only a few months ago that Exxon found 70 metres of high-quality oil reservoirs while drilling at the Longtail-3 well. Longtail-3 followed on the success of Longtail-1, where oil was found by Exxon in 2018.