Uruguay will drill its first deepwater exploration well in a decade this year, the long-awaited test of whether it shares Namibia's offshore oil riches.
Uruguay · Energy
Key Facts
—The event. Uruguay is set to drill its first deepwater exploration well in roughly a decade later this year.
—The driller. The American firm APA plans the well far offshore, in water more than two kilometres deep.
—The test. It is the real test of whether Uruguay shares the oil riches found across the Atlantic in Namibia.
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