After a successful farmdown process to Shell (33%) and Total (25%), Tullow has reduced its 97.5% interest down to a 39.5% operated interest in the 35,000 square kilometre Guyane Maritime licence offshore French Guiana. A number of Jubilee-type leads have been identified in the southeastern part of the block and acquisition of a large 3D seismic programme over these began in mid-September and is nearing completion. Tullow aims to spud its first well in the block in December 2010.

Interpretation of the Georgetown block (Tullow 30%) 3D seismic data acquired in January 2009 has identified a number of prospects in the Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary intervals. A drilling programme, to evaluate these prospects, is currently scheduled to coincide with drilling in French Guiana.

The five well drilling programme on the onshore Coronie licence (Tullow 40%) is now due to commence in March 2010
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