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Oct 9, 2025 8:00 AM

Chevron To Kick Off Korikori-1 Drilling Offshore Suriname

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) announced Thursday that its subsidiary, Chevron Suriname Exploration Limited, the operator of Block 5 with a 40% interest, is expected to begin drilling the Korikori-1 exploration well this month.

Well Details

The well is located about 78 kilometers offshore Suriname in the north-central part of Block 5.

Block 5, located in the western shallow offshore region of the Suriname-Guyana Basin, spans roughly 2,200 square kilometers and lies 45 to 82 kilometers off the Nickerie coast, in water depths ranging from 30 to 60 meters.

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