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Murphy Oil Corporation completed drilling of the Caracal-1X exploration well in Block CI-102 offshore Côte d’Ivoire, with the well subsequently plugged and abandoned as a dry hole after encountering hydrocarbon shows.<\/p>\n

Caracal-1X reached a total depth of 8,534 ft. Murphy said results from the well will be used to inform ongoing evaluation of remaining prospectivity across its Côte d’Ivoire acreage.<\/p>\n

Murphy and its partner PETROCI remain committed to the Bubale-1X exploration well in Block CI-709, which targets a geological play independent of Caracal-1X and Civette-1X. Bubale-1X is the final well in the three-well exploration campaign offshore Côte d’Ivoire.<\/p>\n

Murphy holds a 90% working interest and operatorship in Block CI-102, with PETROCI holding the remaining 10% interest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Murphy Oil Corporation completed drilling of the Caracal-1X exploration well in Block CI-102 offshore Côte d’Ivoire, with the well subsequently plugged and abandoned as a dry hole after encountering hydrocarbon shows. Caracal-1X reached a total depth of 8,534 ft. 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