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Wessex Exploration plc (Wessex) was formed to explore the Wessex and Weald Basins of southern England at a time when the prolific Sherwood Sandstone reservoir had just been discovered in the giant Wytch Farm oil field and smaller oil and gas discoveries were being made in the Weald Basin. Wessex completed a regional geological study of these basins and concluded that the complexity of the stratigraphy, structure and geological history of the basins required a careful, disciplined and highly technical approach to hydrocarbon exploration and that additional significant hydrocarbon potential remained in place.
Shell to take over from Tullow as operator of the promising Guyane Maritime Block
Shell (LON:RDSA) will take over operatorship of the Guyane Maritime Block from Tullow Oil (LON:TLW), setting the scene for a busy year, it was revealed this morning.
Explorer Tullow has been instrumental in proving up the play off the coast of French Guiana.
The Zaedyus exploration well sunk by the company discovered 72 metres of net pay oil in two turbidite fans.
It effectively proved that Tullow’s Jubilee play extends from West Africa across the Atlantic to this new basin.
Zaedyus is currently being side-tracked to recover reservoir cores, a process that will be completed later this month.
The plan next year is to shoot a 3D seismic survey as well as sinking two wells.
Shell owns 40 per cent of the block with Tullow and French giant Total owning 27.5 per cent and 25 per cent respectively.
The remaining minority is jointly held by Northern Petroleum (LON:NOP) and Wessex Exploration (LON:WSX).
Wessex managing director Frederik Dekker said today: "Wessex is very pleased to be associated with the Zaedyus discovery announced in September.
"Next year and 2013 will be a busy period for the partnership and we look forward to playing a full part in the future work programme and sharing in the resulting success."


















