Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 40

3-October-2005

MAURITANIA

Woodside Says Tevet-1 Offshore Well Encountered Gas And Oil

Australias Woodside Petroleum on 27 September said that the Stena Tay rig had drilled the Tevet-2 well to a depth of 2,785ms and that logs and other data acquired while drilling indicated that the well has encountered gas and oil bearing sands similar in thickness to those found at the Tevet-1 discovery well. However, the amount of reservoir sand is less than expected....