Statoil awarded six licensing options offshore Ireland
Published by Louise Mulhall,
Editorial Assistant
Oilfield Technology,
Statoil will be the operator of four licensing options and partner in two licensing options, operated by ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Ireland (Offshore South) Limited.
Ireland’s Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) yesterday published a map with grid locations for the licensing options awarded in the first phase of this licensing round.
The six licensing options awarded to Statoil total approximately 7700 km2 in the Porcupine Basin in water depths ranging between 100 and 3150 m. Statoil and ExxonMobil each hold 50% equity in all the licensing options.
2D and 3D seismic surveys
Work programme commitments are limited to 2D and 3D seismic surveys to be acquired during 2016 and 2017. The analysis of that seismic data will then determine whether the company will seek to convert the Licensing Options into Frontier Exploration Licenses, enabling possible exploration drilling at a later stage. "We are pleased with these awards that will see Statoil re-entering the Irish exploration scene. This supports Statoil`s exploration strategy of early access at scale and enables us to apply the exploration knowledge and experience we have gained globally and specifically on the conjugate margin offshore Newfoundland. We look forward to working with ExxonMobil on exploring these opportunities,” says Erling Vågnes, senior vice president Exploration Northern Hemisphere Statoil ASA. Statoil has had a presence in Ireland since 1992. Currently, the company’s main asset in Ireland is a 36.5% interest in the Shell operated Corrib gas field off the country’s north-west coast.
Adapted from a press release by Louise Mulhall
Read the article online at: https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/offshore-and-subsea/02032016/statoil-awarded-six-licensing-options-offshore-ireland/
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