BHP于墨西哥湾深水区域Caicos勘探井发现大量石油

BHP Billiton Ltd. said Wednesday it had encountered oil in multiple horizons at the Caicos exploration well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.Drilled to a total depth of 30,803 feet, the well is located at Green Canyon Block 564 approximately 100 miles of Louisiana, said Steve Pastor, BHP Billiton president of petroleum operations, at an investor briefing in London.Pastor said the company was encouraged by the Caicos results and is moving to further appraise the area. With success at Caicos and Shenzi North, BHP Billiton continues to be optimistic around the opportunity for a commercial development in the area, Pastor told investors.Earlier this year, the company reported it would focus its petroleum exploration program on three conventional deepwater basins: the Gulf of Mexico, the Northern Beagle sub-basin offshore Western Australia, and the Caribbean.