On 6 December 2018 the Dutch Ministry reported that Tulip Oil sold its participation in the F6b licence on 16 November 2018. It is yet not known who acquired Tulip Oilâs interest. In May 2016 operator Dana Petroleum submitted an application to convert F6b into a production licence which is currently still pending.  F6b contains the F6-5 (Zulu North) and the F6-6ST2 (Snellius) discoveries, both made in 2014. The F6-5 (Zulu North) oil discovery is situated in the northern part of the block. The reservoir is situated below a depth of 2,900 m in the Lower Graben Fm. The F6-6ST2 (Snellius) oil discovery was made in the central part of the block. Its reservoir was also encountered below a depth of 2,900 m in the Lower Graben Fm. F6b also contains three unsuccessful wells - F6-2 (1997 â oil shows), F6-3 (2004 - dry) and F6-4, 4ST1 (2011 â oil shows).  Tulip Oil held a 10% participation in the F6b licence, which is operated by KNOC through Dana Petroleum Netherlands BV (36%) with partners Energie Beheer Nederland BV (40%) and Oranje-Nassau Holdings BV (14%).
Netherlands, F6b