VOL. XLII

No. 23

7-June-1999

ERITREA

Anadarko Plugs Third Dry Hole Offshore Eritrea

Anadarko has plugged and abandoned the Edd No. 1 well in theoffshore Edd block of Eritrea. This is the company痴 third dry hole, followingDu Rig-Rag No. 1 and Bulissar No. 1 (MEES, 2 November 1998 and 1February 1999). The US company began drilling Edd No. 1 on 16 January and tookit to a depth of 3,300 ms. Anadarko said that it will continue to review theresults of all three wells in order to determine its future...