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BHP Billiton announces hydrocarbon discovery with Vortex-1 well in deepwater
Gulf of mexico
BHP Billiton Plc
ISIN: GB0000566504
Share code: BIL
BHP Billiton today announced that it has made a natural gas discovery at the
exploratory well on its Vortex prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Drilling on Vortex-1 began September 9, 2002, in Atwater Valley Block 261 in
water depths of approximately 8,344 feet using the drillship Deepwater
Millennium. In addition to the initial well, a sidetrack was drilled 2,900 feet
west of the #1 well to a total depth of 19,330 feet. BHP Billiton holds a one-
third interest and is operator of the Vortex prospect, with partners Kerr-McGee
Corp. and Ocean Energy, Inc. each also holding a one-third interest.
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Further information can be found on our Internet site:
http://www.bhpbilliton.com
Australia United Kingdom
Andrew Nairn, Investor Relations Mark Lidiard, Investor & Media
Tel: +61 3 9609 3952 Relations
Mobile: +61 408 313 259 Tel: +44 20 7747 3956
email: Andrew.W.Nairn@bhpbilliton.com
email: Mark.Lidiard@bhpbilliton.com
Tracey Whitehead, Media Relations South Africa
Tel: +61 3 9609 4202 Michael Campbell, Investor & Media
Mobile: +61 419 404 978 Relations
email: Tel: +27 11 376 3360
Tracey.Whitehead@bhpbilliton.com Mobile: +27 82 458 2587
email:
Michael.J.Campbell@bhpbilliton.com
United States
Francis McAllister, Investor
Relations
Tel: +1 713 961 8625
Mobile: +1 713 480 3699
email:
Francis.R.McAllister@bhpbilliton.com
Date: 05/12/2002 10:40:00 AM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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