The company carried out this survey in an area adjacent to the Spanish Point and Burren discoveries.

Providence is the operator of FEL 4/08 with 32% interest and its project partners are Chrysaor E&P Ireland (60%) and Sosina Exploration (8%).

Ireland-based Providence’s portfolio includes licence interests in the UK (onshore and offshore), Ireland (offshore) and West Africa (offshore Nigeria).

The company recently announced a multi-year, multi-well offshore drilling campaign to cover the six basins in which it has licence interests offshore Ireland.