BHP reports potential gas find

The deep water LeClerc 1 ST01 well located, 135 miles off the east coast of Trinidad reached a total depth of 22,876 feet. BHP Billiton said in doing so, “the well encountered gas in multiple zones.” BHP Billiton President Petroleum Steve Pastor said, “While the focus of our program is a commercial oil discovery, we are encouraged by the results of the first well in our TT exploration campaign, Le- Clerc.” Pasto added, “ The results will help BHP Billiton’s plans to further appraise the basin, as part of our extensive TT exploration program.” The LeClerc well is the first of three deep water wells in the southern region of TT and forms part of the BHP’s planned eight well deep water program in this area.