Page 12: of Offshore Engineer Magazine (Aug/Sep 2013)

11 13

Global Briefs

A its Appomattox fnd. The

Eni and Rosneft

Global Briefs

B

Vicksburg A discovery is gather Barents seismic

Eni and Rosneft began seis- nearby Appomattox, which mic operations in the ice- contains about 500million free portion of the Russian bbl of potentially recover-

C

Barents Sea. A 9950km 2D able resources.

seismic survey is planned Vicksburg A is a separate

D over the Fedynsky and accumulation from both

Central Barents license Appomattox and the 2007 areas. Vicksburg B discovery. It is

Eni and Rosneft formed 120km (74.5mi.) offshore in

E joint venture companies to De Soto Canyon block 393 operate each of the Russian in 2269m (7446 ft) of water. offshore projects, with The well was drilled to a

Rosneft holding a 66.67% total depth of 8042m (26,385 stake and Eni holding the ft) and encountered more remaining 33.33%.The proj- than 152m of net oil pay.

ect is part of the wider coop-

D eration between Eni and BHP signs four PSCs

Rosneft sanctioned under BHP Billiton the signed May 2013 with output of 11/6, containing blocks the Strategic Cooperation four production shar- 322,100bo/d, an 11,000bo/d 45/6, 45/11 and 45/16, and

Agreement entered into by ing contracts (PSC) with increase from its previous licensing option 11/4, con- the parties on 25 April 2012. Trinidad and Tobago for four record of 311,500bo/d set taining blocks 35/23, 35/24 deepwater blocks that the the prior month. The com- and 35/25. It is also acquir-

B company won in December. pany also achieved record ing 90% in licensing option Statoil strikes oil

Statoil announced a light, The PSCs cover Trinidad output in Espírito Santo, 11/3, containing blocks high-quality oil discovery and Tobago Deep Atlantic with a monthly average fg- 35/25(e), 35/30, 36/21, at its Harpoon prospect (EL Area (TTDAA) blocks 5, 6, ure of 322,700bo/d, surpass- 36/26, 44/5(p) and 45/1, 1112) in the Flemish Pass 28 and 29. TTDAA acreage ing the previous record set from Bluestack Energy. basin, off Newfoundland, (40,000sq km) lies to east of in December 2011.

G

Canada. The semisubmers- producing oil and gas felds During May, the produc- Cairn to appraise ible West Aquarius drilled in 600-3500m water depths. tion for all Petrobras Brazil

Spanish Point discovery the well in about 1100m of Each block has an initial felds averaged 1.892 mil- Cairn Energy will to drill water. Harpoon is located phased exploration period lion bo/d. Non-liquefed an appraisal well on its 500km northeast of St. of up to nine years and pro- natural gas output from Spanish Point discovery off

John’s and about 10 km vides an automatic exten- Petrobras’ felds in Brazil western Ireland using the southeast of Statoil’s Mizzen sion to 30 years for a com- was 59.7MMcu m/d. semi Blackford Dolphin in discovery. The Mizzen dis- mercial discovery. Economic 2Q 2014. Spanish Point is

F covery is estimated to hold activity is expected to gener- a gas and condensate feld Woodside’s between 100-200MMbo. ate a minimum investment in license FEL 2/04 devel- frst Irish acreage

Statoil plans to return to of about US$565 million for Woodside Petroleum oped by Phillips in 1981. It the Flemish Pass later this the mandatory exploration acquired its frst offshore is at the northern end of the year to drill at Bay du Nord, phases and US$459 million exploration acreage in Porcupine Basin in about southwest of Harpoon. during optional exploration northwest Europe with its 400m of water.

Statoil operates Harpoon phases. In the frst phases, agreement to farm-in to Cairn was recently with a 65% interest, while 5330sq km of 3D seismic three license options in the approved as operator after

Husky Energy holds 35%. will be gathered and at least Atlantic Porcupine Basin. completing a farm-in, in six deepwater exploration Woodside will become oper- which it gained 38% work-

C wells will be drilled. ator of all three licensing ing interest in licences FEL Discovery increases options, subject to regulatory 2/04 and FEL 4/08. Partners

Appomattox reserves

E

Shell made a 100million- approval. in the licenses include Petrobras sets bbl, deepwater oil discov- From Petrel Resources, Chrysaor (26%), Providence production records ery in the Gulf of Mexico, Petrobras set a new pre- the company will acquire Resources (32%) and adding to the potential of salt production record in 85% in licensing option SOSINA Exploration (4%).

OE | August 2013 oedigital.com 14 014_OE0813_Global Briefs.indd 14 7/23/13 10:31 AM