Noble Energy hit a deepwater discovery offshore the Gulf of Mexico. The Dantzler exploration well, located 12m west of the firm’s Rio Grande development in Mississippi Canyon 782, has encountered over 120ft of net pay, mainly crude oil, in two Miocene reservoirs. The well was drilled to a total depth of 19234ft in 6580ft of water. Discoveries at the Dantzler well are estimated between 55-95 MMboe.