PARAMARIBO, May 6, CMC – The French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company, TotalEnergies, plans to begin drilling the Macaw-1 exploration well in Block 64, located offshore Suriname, by mid-May 2025, the state-owned oil and gas company, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V, has announced.
It said the Macaw-1, is the first of five offshore exploration wells scheduled for drilling this year and if successful, the exploration drilling programme could potentially lead to new oil and gas plays in the Suriname-Guyana over the long term.
“The Macaw-1 well is a significant part of the exploration work programme for this year in Block 64. It is the first of five exploration wells planned to be drilled in different blocks this year. This represents an unprecedented number of exploration wells drilled in Suriname’s offshore area by international oil and gas companies within one year,” Staatsolie said in a statement.
(Details in Business section)
CMC/2025