Australia’s Santos plans to drill the Dancer-1 exploration well in permit area WA-1-P, targeting a gas reservoir in the Legendre formation, Australian offshore regulator NOPSEMA said. The permit area is in water depths of about 63m. 

The drilling activity will be carried out using a jack-up mobile -offshore drilling unit with support vessels and helicopters. A sidetrack or re-spud is not planned as part of the activity but is included as a contingency, NOPSEMA said. 

Advertisement: The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) NGC’s HSSE strategy is reflective and supportive of the organisational vision to become a leader in the global energy business. ngc.co.tt

Drilling activities are planned for approximately 30 days and will start in the fourth quarter of this year. The environment plan remains valid until the end of 2022, the regulator said.