Markisa-1 is the second well to be drilled in the 2010 exploration program in Block M, where Tap is the operator of the Block M Consortium.

“Markisa-1 is being drilled to test the oil potential of a fault compartment on the Belait Anticline. The well will evaluate several targets within the Miocene Belait formation. Markisa-1 is considered a low-to-moderate risk opportunity due to the offset well control and interpretation on modern 3D seismic data,” Tap Oil chief executive Peter Stickland said.

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