Enegi Oil (LON:ENEG) has retained Schlumberger for the workover programme at its Garden Hill discovery in Newfoundland and has last week submitted the programme to the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for approval.
The programme submitted to the DNR which targets the Upper Aguathuna, describes the activities that will be undertaken during the workover as well as the testing activities that will take place to maximise the quality of data obtained.
Enegi anticipates that the programme will be approved in the coming days, following which Schlumberger will mobilise the required equipment and personnel to site.
Site preparation and acquisition of materials has already commenced, and further announcements will follow as the programme is implemented.
Enegi chief executive Alan Minty said: "The delays have been frustrating, but necessary in order to ensure that the most appropriate work programme has been devised.”
“We are delighted to have secured a provider of the calibre and expertise of Schlumberger to the project and believe that we now have all the necessary building blocks in place to successfully carry out the next stage of the workover, whose objective is to move to sustainable production," he added.
Enegi is an independent oil and gas company.
Current operations are focused on opportunities around the Port au Port Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada and the Clare Basin in County Clare, Ireland.
The Port au Port Peninsula is located in western Newfoundland, which, although lightly explored, is in an active petroleum system with light oil having been discovered on a number of occasions.
The Clare Basin is located in western Ireland and initial technical studies show that it has the potential to contain shale gas.