RE: Jethro Lobe drilling extension28 Jul 2019 12:37
Interesting news. 2 possibilities here ... 1. Tullow have encountered a problem with the drill and have decided to re-drill/side track, thus requiring more time. 2. They have found oil and have decided to do immediate surface flow testing. The Stena Forth doesn't have full flow testing equipment on board, so they could be extending this to allow for surface flow testing before the end of the year. This would require the equipment to be shipped to Jethro Lobe and would take a couple of months. In this scenario, the Stena Forth could still be moved to the next drill location for spudding and then revisit to flow test later in the year.
As a side note, this notice was dated Thursday, one day after Tullow's interims. At the interims, there was no mention of problems with the well and in fact they said that they were 'just about to explore the really interesting part' or something along those lines.