Niko said in its latest results the drillstem tests on two discoveries in the block "confirmed the potential of these discoveries, and the contractor group plans to incorporate the information into the design of an integrated development scheme for the retained discoveries with the Satellites discoveries".

Drilling in D6 is now completed for this year and is not expected to restart until 2017, with the potential of one or more additional sidetracks on the producing MA oilfield, said Niko.

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