Oil discoveries in the hadramaut; How Canadian Oxy scored in Yemen

Journal Article · Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:5652278

Mills, S J ^[1]

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1. Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd., Calgary (CA)

On Dec. 18, 1991, Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd., announced that commerciality had been declared on three fields within the Masila Block in the Republic of Yemen. The discovery and successful delineation of Sunah, Heijah, and Camaal fields-with estimated recoverable reserves of 235 million bbl-represents the climacteric of an exploration program which commenced in 1987 on large tract of acreage located in the eastern part of what was then the Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen. Drilling operations continue, and one further discovery has been announced recently. This article summarizes the exploration history of the Masila Block and discusses some of the results of the program to date.

• OSTI ID: 5652278
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 90:10; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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