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America Shelf LP (Neftegaz), an indirect

Contracts independent subsidiary 2H Offshore wins of Rosneft, acquired 30% 2H

LLOG project interest in 20 ExxonMobil

Offshore, an Acteon com- exploration blocks in the pany, was recently awarded deepwater Gulf of Mexico a steel catenary riser (SCR) (GOM). ExxonMobil detailed design project from remains operator with

LLOG Exploration. The scope 70%. The blocks are about of work includes detailed 111,600 acres (450sq km) design of the production and in area in water depths export SCRs tied back to the from 2100-6800ft

Exmar semisub-OPTI- 11000 (640-2070m). Three blocks

V mersible for the Delta House newly awarded acreage.

The Kenyan are in the Central GOM feld development in MC has con- FAR estimates that the

Government and 17 are in the Western block 254 in about 4500ft of frmed a 60% expansion of FAR new acreage has prospective

GOM. The agreement was water. Ltd.’s L6 exploration permit off resources of 773 MMbbls of oil signed by Igor I. Sechin,

Kenya. This previously relin- or 2,141 Bcf of gas (un-risked president of Rosneft, and quished acreage increases the best estimate, 100% basis).

Petrofac wins EPIC Stephen M. Greenlee,

Petrofac has been total permit area to 5,010sq This brings the prospective project president of ExxonMobil awarded an engineering, km. The company has identi- resource estimate for the total

Exploration Company. procurement, installation fed a number of play types L6 permit to 3,962 MMbbls oil

F and commissioning (EPIC) and prospects in the L6 permit, or in a gas only success case,

PetroJunín , a joint contract by Abu Dhabi including a Miocene carbonate 10,689 Bcf (unrisked, best venture formed between

Marine Operating Company reef play that extends into the estimate, 100% basis).

PDVSA (60%) and Eni (ADMA-OPCO) for Satah Al (40%), achieved frst oil

Razboot (SARB) package 3 from the Junín-5 heavy oil

I project, offshore Abu Dhabi.

Det Norske feld, located in the Faja Kommandor 3000 will

The US$500 million com-

Oljeselskap ASA del Orinoco, off Venezuela. start operations under petitively tendered contract

The block is located the contract in 2013, after received authorization will begin shortly and will be around 550 km southeast a 90 day dry-dock for to develop its two North delivered by April 2016. of Caracas and covers an maintenance. The work Sea felds, Ivar Aasen

The SARB Project is a high area of approximately scope includes project and Gina Krog, on the priority and new feld devel- 425 sq km. The Junín-5 management, engineering, Norwegian shelf. The Ivar opment off the northwest block holds 35 billion boe and the installation of Aasen feld, which Det coast of Abu Dhabi. Drilling of certifed oil in place. Petrobras supplied fexible Norske operates with 35% will be conducted from two

PDVSA and Eni plan to lines and equipment on a interest, is estimated to artifcial islands (SARB1 and increase production to day rate basis. contain 150 mmboe and

SARB2) with the well fuid approximately 15,000 its development is one of

H sent by subsea pipeline to UK explorer b/d by the end of 2013. the largest on the NCS. a facility on Zirku Island for

Premier Oil

The partnership intends is in It is estimated that total processing, storage and to achieve 75,000 b/d by the process of choosing investment will be NOK export.

early 2015, through the FPSOs for both its Catcher 24.7 billion.

Petrofac will deliver 200km drilling of approximately (UK Blk 28/9) and Bream First oil is expected 4Q of subsea pipelines for well 180 wells. (Norway Blk 17/12) North 2016. Gina Krog, which Det fuid, water injection, gas

Sea development projects. Norske holds a 3.3% share,

G injection, fare and export, Concept select for Catcher contains a gross recover-

Subsea 7 wins along with three kilometers of

Subsea 7 was agreed in December able reserve of 225 mmboe, contract onshore pipeline and 55km of was awarded a Petrobras and development approval with 7.5 mmboe net to Det subsea power and communi- contract worth over is expected to be sought Norske. cation cables. Further scope

US$350 million for the once tendering is Total investments at the includes two riser platforms operation of the complete. Premier and feld will be NOK 31 bil- and four fare pipelay support vessel partners at Bream opted for lion. First oil is expected platforms with four

Kommandor 3000 on a day an FPSO as part of a life by 1Q 2017.

rate basis for fve years. extension project.

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