Jupiter Energy reports operations on the J-50 oil discovery well (in Block 31, Mangistau Basin in Kazakhstan) have continued with acquisition of a total of 45.3 million of conventional core in the Middle Triassic reservoir.

Cores 3, 4 and 5 have been recently acquired from interval 3012m to 3030mRT and 100 per cent has been recovered from each core. Hydrocarbon shows and gas returns have been observed continuously during coring.