Tulip Oil confirmed on 30 October 2018 that it has been awarded an exploration licence covering blocks Q8, Q10b and Q11 effective from 29 September 2018. Tulipâs application was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 8 October 2015. The 13-week period during which competing bid could be received ended on 7 January 2016.  Q8 contains the abandoned Q8-A and Q8-B gas fields which were operated by Wintershall. Both fields have Permian Zechstein carbonate and Triassic Bunter Sandstone reservoirs. Q8-A was in production between 1986 and 2004 and Q8-B started production in 1994 and was abandoned in 2001.    Q10b contains three wells â Q10-1 (dry, NAM), Q10-3 (gas shows, Mobil) and Q10-4 (dry, Amoco) drilled between 1962 and 1990.    There are also three wells in Q11 - all dry holes. NAM drilled the first two (1969 and 1982) and Wintershall drilled the third (1992).  Interest in the licence is divided between Tulip Oil Netherlands BV (operator) and Energie Beheer Nederland BV.
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