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Hess to accelerate Gulf of Mexico drilling after recent oil discovery - Upstream Online

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Hess to accelerate Gulf of Mexico drilling after recent oil discovery | Upstream Online

US independent Hess is planning further exploration and appraisal work this year in the Gulf of Mexico following a major discovery that will be fast-tracked in the area.

Hess earlier this month made the Pickerel-1 find in Mississippi Canyon Block 727 and unlocked 90 feet of net pay in high quality Miocene-aged reservoirs, with plans to tie-back the well to...

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