KEYFACT Energy
The Nearshore Drilling project in Suriname is now being closed. Six exploratory wells were drilled off the coast with no commercial oil discoveries made, however valuable data was collected.
Staatsolie's Nearshore Drilling project (NSD) started in April this year. The drilling platform used, the West Castor, will be demobilized. Six wells, Marai, Electric Ray, Kankantrie, Powisi, Gonini and Tukunari were drilled during this project in water depths from 8 to 25 meters.
Of the six wells drilled, four had oil shows confirming the potential of oil in the coastal area.