February 19, 1996
(Natural Resources)
Approval to drill well at Cape St. George
Dr. Rex Gibbons, Minister of Natural Resources, announced today that Talisman Energy
Inc., as operator, has been granted approval to drill a well at Cape St. George, Port au
Port Peninsula, by the Department of Natural Resources and the Canada-Newfoundland
Offshore Petroleum Board. Drilling of the well, to be known as Talisman et al Long Range
A-09, is expected to begin early this week.
This well is projected to be drilled to a total depth of 3600 metres and take up to six
months to complete. This directional well will be drilled from an onshore location at Cape
St. George to an offshore location beneath St. George's Bay. Drilling operations will be
conducted by a rig operated by Noble Drilling (Canada) Limited which was released from the
Hunt-Pan Canadian Long Point M-16 wellsite on January 22, 1996.
Contact: David Hawkins, Director, Petroleum Resource Development, Department of Natural
Resources, (709) 729-2323; or John Fitzgerald, Chairman (Acting) Canada�Newfoundland
Offshore Petroleum Board, (709) 778-1452.
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