Extensive 3D seismic over the block identified a number of leads and several of these have been elevated to prospect status.
The operator is currently drilling Silangnan-1, which was spudded in August. This is the first deep-water well to be drilled in the area off north-east Palawan and there are indications that the probe might have delivered.
Shell has just awarded Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) of Norway a $2 million-plus survey contract for SC 60.
