***Aban Abraham was delayed [refitting] out of the Shipyard in Singapore for 6 Months - 1 year Hence the new main program start date July-Dec 2009
AA goes to Cosmos first for 4+4 then to Addax for 8 and Sinopec for 2 wells - 10 Total Wells to mature the JDZ portfolio Will Be NON STOP DRILLING FOR 1 1/2 Years !!!
JDZ unRisked Oil - 1 Billion Risked - 470 MM Bbls "Company Maker" Area where billion barrel fields exist
Addax Mapped the Entire JDZ in 3D
Firm Drilling Targets Leading Prospect Kina BL 4 [based on size quite exciting] Then Principe & Tome BL 2 Limbo BL 3
So many prospects - may lead to "Clustered Development"
2008 Rig of Opportunity [Addax & Sinopec together] for BL 4 and potentially BL 2 ***Schrull "KEEN TO GET DRILLING IN Q4 2008"
Addax on Exploration now 40 folks at Exploration unit at Addax including "senior" people brought over from the majors - Addax can attract these folks with $$$ / and the exploration potential
JDZ BL 1 - OBO 1 CVX felt it was the best prospect many fault blocks 80 Million Bbls reported - ??? Keen on the other structures
dest golf, Ruby answered your question expertly with the reference to the Jeff Schrull presentation.
However, the obvious answer to your ques about why would Addax want to get a rig to drill a target in Bl 4 in 2008 when they have contracted a rig for multiple wells to be drilled in 2009?
BECAUSE THE DATA ON THE TARGET IN BLOCK 4 SHOWS IT TO BE EXCEPTIONAL IN SIZE AND POTENTIAL!!!