Oil Search will be conducting a seismic acquisition program over several licenses in the onshore Papuan Gulf Basin on behalf of ExxonMobil.
The licenses are located adjacent to the world-class Elk-Antelope gas fields and contain the Triceratops, Bobcat and Raptor discoveries.
Oil Search announced in its half year results report that their planned entry into the licenses will enhance their exploration portfolio.
The company said it will also build on their existing strong relationship with ExxonMobil in the PNG LNG and Papua LNG projects.
‘Seismic acquisition’ is the generation and recording of seismic data.