Independent focuses Philippines exploration on Visayan basin
- Cophil Exploration Corp., Manila (Philippines)
Cophil Exploration Corp., a Filipino public company, spearheaded 1995 Philippine oil and gas exploration activity with the start of its gas delineation drilling operations in Libertad, northern Cebu. Cophil and its Australian partners, Coplex Resources NL and PacRim Energy NL, have set out to complete a seven well onshore drilling program within this block this year. The companies are testing two modest shallow gas plays, Libertad and Dalingding, and a small oil play, Maya, all in northern Cebu about 500 km southeast of Manila. Following a short discussion on the geology and exploration history of the Visayan basin, this article briefly summarizes Cophil`s ongoing Cebu onshore drilling program. Afterwards, discussion focuses on identified exploration opportunities in the basin`s offshore sector.
- OSTI ID:
- 89604
- Journal Information:
- Oil and Gas Journal, Vol. 93, Issue 34; Other Information: PBD: 21 Aug 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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