Lukoil bit bites at Lengupa-1
Russian player Lukoil has spudded the Lengupa-1 well, in the Condor Block in Colombia's onshore play, taking a second stab at the Llanos basin prospect, saying that earlier drilling work may not have reached its full potential.
Operator Lukoil said drilling will take about four-and-a-half months.
The work on the Lengupa prospect follows last year's Medina discovery, also on the Condor Block.
Medina was hailed as a 100-million-barrel field and was said to be the first Russian discovery in the Western hemisphere.
Sources close to the operation said that the Medina well fell short of its objective, so the new well is intended to prove up those earlier estimates.
Lukoil holds a 70% stake in the block, with state-controlled Ecopetrol holding the remainder.