Click here to enlarge image. The water depths in this block range from about 9,000 ft to deeper than 10,000 ft, with the actual well drilling location in 9,474 ft water.

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Regulator stops Santos' Barossa drilling because of 'degraded' BOP on Valaris rig. Australian offshore watchdog Nopsema issues Prohibition Notice after inspector finds incident could prove fatal.

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