InterOil begun drilling in new well in Papua New Guinea

Total E&P PNG Limited, operator of Petroleum Retention License 15 in the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea, has begun drilling the Antelope-6 appraisal well.

The well is designed to provide structural control and reservoir definition on the field’s eastern flank. It has a proposed total depth of around 2,464 meters (8,084 feet) true vertical depth sub-sea and is located about 2km east-south-east of Antelope-3.

InterOil holds around 37% interest in the well. Total E&P PNG Limited has around 40% interest, Oil Search has around 23%, and the remaining is held by minority parties.