United Oil & Gas plc has completed stage I surface geochemical exploration across 1,189km on the seabed within the Walton-Morant licence, offshore Jamaica.

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The programme comprised the multibeam echosounder survey to acquire high quality seabed bathymetry data.
The information will inform the selection of locations for stage II heat-flow and stage III piston core sampling.
United said that operator TDI Brooks International returned the R/V Gyre vessel to Kingston for equipment reconfiguration, which has since departed to restart offshore operations.
The exploration programme aims to provide “independent, basin-scale evidence of active hydrocarbon systems”, as well as support commercial discussions over the 22,400km2 licence.