Statoil completes transaction in UK licence for Utgard field
Published by Louise Mulhall,
Editorial Assistant
Oilfield Technology,
On 22 June 2016, Statoil and JX Nippon completed their previously announced transaction, in which Statoil has acquired JX Nippon’s 45% equity share in, and operatorship of, the UK licence for the Utgard field.
As a result of this transaction Statoil now has a 100% interest in UK Continental Shelf licence P312 which, with Norwegian Continental Shelf licence PL046, comprises the Utgard field. Statoil previously acquired stakes in P312 from First Oil in October 2015 and Talisman Sinopec in December 2015. Statoil is cureenttly the operator in PL046 with a 62% holding.
A final investment decision for Utgard is planned before end-2016 with production start-up in 2020.
Adapted from a press release by Louise Mulhall
Read the article online at: https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/offshore-and-subsea/28062016/statoil-completes-transaction-in-uk-licence-for-utgard-field/
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