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Tullow Oil drilling finds empty well in Lokichar

A Tullow Oil drilling rig on site.

The latest well that Tullow Oil sunk in the Lokichar Basin has turned up dry, breaking a pattern of successful finds since December when the company resumed operations in the area after a lull following a dip in oil prices in 2015.

The firm said the Etiir-1 well, which it began drilling in June, did not encounter oil but added that it offered deeper understanding of the area.

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