Intrigueing... like: Hold on to your socks ;-)
From: Results of North Uist frontier exploration well, RNS Number : 6380B, Faroe Petroleum PLC, 05 April 2013
Results (...) pleased to announce (...) 213/25c-1V exploration wel (...) SEVERAL reservoir objectives, THE most significant of which WAS the North Uist prospect. (...) The well reached a total vertical depth (...) in the target section. An extensive data set has been collected, including wire-line logs, pressure data and side-wall cores. A FULL FORMATION and volume evaluation is underway. PRELIMINARY results indicate varying reservoir quality and the commercial potential has YET TO BE evaluated. The shallower Cardhu prospect encountered traces of hydrocarbons.
This deep water frontier exploration well (Blocks 213/20b, 214/16b, 213/25c) is located near to Chevron's Rosebank oil discovery, also on the Corona Ridge, west of the Shetland Islands.(...) the Stena Carron drill-ship. The well will now be plugged and abandoned, as PLANNED.
Graham Stewart, Chief Executive of Faroe Petroleum, commented:
"After a long period of drilling activity on this wild-cat exploration well, we are pleased to have MADE A DISCOVERY in the North Uist exploration well, although we had however hoped for better quality reservoir. The result proves ANOTHER WORKING HYDROCARBON SYSTEM in the frontier west of Shetlands which is GOOD NEWS FOR FURTHER PROSPECTIVITY in these UK waters. The partnership will now undertake extensive analysis of the considerable volumes of data and samples COLLECTED from the well operations before deciding on THE NEXT STEPS."
Well, well, well,...
http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shipposition.phtml?call=2BKQ8http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/nl/default.aspx?oldmmsi=235066948&zoom=10&olddate=lastknownNorth Uist WAS... and they briefed on THAT ONE target (and the Cardhu prospect)
So, it seems they've already made some decisions on the next steps and are acting on them as still busy and on 500,000/day... Almost three weeks to plug and abandon?
New targets being .... ???
What made them release the RNS titled: "Results of the North Uist frontier exploration well, west of Shetland" and then only referring to the prelimenary results on the North Uist prospect and Cardhu?
The sp is 'unconspiciously' being worked down (high 140's to low 110's) on a very low volume...
Bid around the corner, imo.
GL here