On the mark: Patro-Canada has made a new find off Tobago
Petro-Canada on target off Tobago
Petro-Canada has made a promising discovery of natural gas off the coast of Tobago, according to newspaper reports in Trinidad & Tobago.
The Calgary-based company recently concluded the Cassra-A well on Trinidad & Tobago's Block 22 and a powerful gas flare from the testing operation was clearly visible from Tobago last week.
Industry sources told Upstream that the rig is currently being moved to the location of the second well called Cassra-B, with another two wildcats on the cards in February through to March.
Information on the scale and nature of the discovery remains scarce, but it is understood that Petro-Canada is preparing a formal press statement on the matter.
Some industry sources suggested that the fact that a flow test was carried out immediately on the first well without waiting for the conclusion the four-well programme provided a pointer towards its potential.
Both Cassra-A and Cassra-B have been defined as gas plays, as has a third prospect called Sancoche-A. The fourth prospect in line for drilling, called Bene-A, also offers a slim chance for finding accumulations of light crude or condensates, according to Petro-Canada.
Petro-Canada is in the middle of another four-well drilling programme on blocks 1(a) and 1(b) in the Gulf of Paria, close to the maritime border with Venezuela.
The company is currently drilling the third well called Zandolie East on this block, but has offered no information on the results obtained with the first two wells, called Anole and Zandolie West.
Petro-Canada is partnered by Trindidad's state-owned oil company Petrotrin on all three blocks.