https://www.upi.com/Energy-News/2018/02/21/Oil-seen-flowing-onshore-in-Jamaica/7671519219038/
Oil was found flowing naturally for the first time ever onshore in
Jamaica at two locations in what could be a door opener in the
Caribbean, companies said.
Two companies, the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica and CGG
GeoConsulting, said oil was found flowing at two sites during petroleum
field work.
"This significant find marks the first documented occurrence of
'live', or flowing, oil from onshore Jamaica and will be of particular
interest to oil explorationists focused on Central America and the
Caribbean," they said in a joint statement.
Jamaica is considered frontier territory for oil and gas explorers.
Tullow Oil, a British company that focuses in part on pioneer
opportunities, has a license there from 2014 in shallow waters on the south of the island nation.
According to Tullow, oil and natural gas were seen in 10 of the
eleven onshore and offshore wells drilled in Jamaica to date. The
company said it was still reviewing seismic data that's used to get a
better understanding of the reserve potential.
In November, the company sold off a 20 percent stake in its
full-operating interest in a license area in Jamaica, but secured a
license extension so new seismic surveys could begin in April.
"The discovery of these seeps indicates the presence of working
petroleum systems on the island that are generating and expelling liquid
hydrocarbons to the surface," CGG GeoConsulting and the Petroleum
Corporation of Jamaica announced.
To the north in Cuba, authorities there issued the consent
necessary for Australia's Melbana Energy to move forward with plans for
oil drilling onshore. The company's Alameda-1 prospect near the
northern coast of Cuba is targeting a reservoir with more than 2.5
billion barrels of oil in place.
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