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Hopes fade for Wan Machar-1

Swedish explorer is waiting on logs to confirm that the Wan Machar-1 well, in Block 5B, Sudan, is a dry hole.

8 May 2008 14:43 GMT Updated 8 May 2008 14:43 GMT

By Anthea Pitt

The partners in Block 5B are Petronas (39%), Lundin (24.5%), ONGC Videsh (23.5%) and Sudapet (13%).

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Hopes fade for Wan Machar-1