Shell has struck oil at the Blacktip North prospect located in the Alaminos Canyon block 336 in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. The Blacktip North well encountered about 300 ft net oil pay at multiple levels. The well was drilled to a total depth of 27,770 ft by Transocean drillship Deepwater Poseidon.
Blacktip North is about 30 miles northeast of the Whale discovery, 4.5 miles northeast of the 2019 Blacktip discovery, and 42 miles from the Perdido spar hub platform.
Shell operates the Blacktip North prospect with an 89.49% interest. Spain’s Repsol holds the remaining 10.51% stake.