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Vol. 8, No. 36 Week of September 07, 2003
Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industry


Yorktown deepwater well costs escalate to $76 million

Strong ocean currents force operator to suspend deepwater drilling

Petroleum News

Exploration well expenses continue to mount at the Yorktown deepwater prospect in the Gulf of Mexico, rising to an anticipated $76 million and ranking the well among the most expensive in the Gulf. Worse, drilling has been suspended because of unusually strong ocean currents. “As a result of this p....

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