The Garten discovery is just a few miles away from the Beryl Alpha platform, which will began extracting fuel from the site by 2019. Since 2015, explorers have struck the Callater, Corona, and Storr discoveries in the area. “The Garten discovery marks our fourth commercial discovery in the Beryl area in the past three years spanning several play types ranging from the Tertiary to the Triassic,” CEO John Christmann said. “Apache’s strategy to focus on exploration near operated facilities is set to deliver significant production without the long cycle time of large scale projects.” New technology has made Apache’s North Sea discoveries possible, according to Andy Samuel, the CEO of Oil and Gas Authority. “Garten marks the 2500th offshore exploration well on the UK Continental Shelf and is an excellent start for exploration drilling in 2018,” Samuel said. “Apache has created new opportunities by consistently investing in high-quality 3D […]