ConocoPhillips spuds US Gulf wildcat

US independent ConocoPhillips has started drilling a high-profile wildcat in the Western Gulf of Mexico in what could be the beginning of the company's final deep-water exploration push.

Drilling ahead: drillship Maersk Valiant
Drilling ahead: drillship Maersk Valiant
Published 21 December 2015, 17:36Updated 17 October 2016, 12:06