A new discovery by Eni offshore Mexico has been announced. It was made on the Yopaat-1 exploration well in Block 9, which is located in the Sureste Basin, approximately 63km off the coast.
According to Eni's preliminary data, the discovery could hold around 400 million barrels equivalents (Mboe) of oil and associated gas. Block 9 is owned by Eni (with an operating stake of 50%) and Repsol (with the remaining 50%).
The well in question was drilled in a water depth of 525 metres, with a total depth of 2,931 metres. It found a 200-metre net pay of hydrocarbon bearing sands in the Pliocene and Miocene sequences.
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