US independent Fieldwood Energy has spud its first well off Mexico, the first US operator to try its hand with the drillbit in the country’s recently opened sector.

Fieldwood said drilling began in mid-February on its Ichalkil 2DL well, which falls in the Contractual Area 4 block it won off Mexico in 2015 during the second phase of the country’s inaugural bid round in partnership with local start-up Petrobal, according to chief executive Matt McCarroll.

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