KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) — PETRONAS Suriname E&P B.V. (PSEPBV) today announced first oil discovery in Suriname, at the Baja-1 well in the country’s offshore Block 53.
The well, located about 189 kilometres offshore Suriname in a water depth of 1,140 metres, was successfully drilled to a total of 5,290 metres. It also encountered light oil in the Campanian aged sedimentary sequence. Post-drill evaluation is ongoing to firm up the potential of the discovered resource.