Lundin Energy acquires further 25% interest in Wisting development

The acquisition takes Lundin Energy’s working interest to 35% in the 500 million barrel oil development.

The acquisition solidifies the company’s position in the Wisting area, which will become a core production area for Lundin Energy. In addition to the 35% stake in Wisting, Lundin Energy also holds surrounding acreage which is estimated to hold gross unrisked prospective resources of a further 500 million barrels. Wisting will be one of the largest development projects in Norway over the next few years, becoming the next Barents Sea production hub. Concept selection is anticipated shortly and the submission of the PDO is targeted by end 2022, in order to qualify for the temporary tax incentives established by the Norwegian Government in June 2020.

With first oil scheduled to be in 2028, the acquisition of a further 25% working interest provides a material contribution to sustaining the company’s production in the long-term. The Wisting development is planned to have power supplied from shore.

The transaction, which has an effective date of 1 January 2021, is expected to complete during 4Q21. The other partners in Wisting are Equinor with a 35% working interest, Petoro with a 20% working interest and Idemitsu with a 10% working interest. Equinor is the operator during the development phase and operatorship is planned to transfer to OMV for the operations phase. Prior to completion of the transaction, the Company will work with the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and licence partners, to clarify arrangements for the operations phase.

Nick Walker, President and CEO of Lundin Energy, said: “The acquisition of a further stake in the high quality Wisting development, is a perfect example of how we look to supplement our organic growth strategy with opportunistic acquisitions, fitting our ambition to sustain the Company long term. With strong project economics, Wisting will be powered from shore and will be a significant contributor to sustaining our long-term production profile. I am excited to have increased our position in Wisting, at a price which I believe is very value accretive to the business.”

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