Exploration Challenges forward Sissel H Eriksen Director Exploration
Exploration challenges Exploration history Acreage - awards and opening of new areas Seismic acquisition and coexistence 09.03. 2
Area announced and awarded 1965-09.03. 3
Exploration wells 1968-09.03. 4
New discoveries 09.03. 5
Southern Barent Sea Wells drilled in planned wells PL 228 7222/6-1 S Obesum PL 228 7223/5-1 Obesum appr. PL 228 7222/11-1 Caurus PL 394 7224/6-1 Arenaria PL 395 7226/2-1 Ververis PL 393 7125/4-2 Nucula appr. PL 489 (Eni) 7120/12-5 PL 229 (Eni) 7122/8-1 S Goliat Nord PL 110 C 7123/4-1 S & A Tornerose appr. APA box Licenses Announced blocks 20th round Petroleum activities will not be started New petroleum activities will not be started Exploratory drilling not allowed between 1 March- 1 August Dry well Gass discovery Oil discovery Spudded or planned well 09/03/ 6 Harstad Tromsø Hammerfest. Alta Vadsø Kirkenes
Norwegian Sea - deep water Wells drilled in planned wells PL 326 (Shell) 6603/12-1 Gro PL 392 (Shell) 6603/12-1 Dalsnuten PL 327 B 6705/10-1 Asterix Pågår - PL 328 6605/1-1 S&A Obelix PL 218 6707/10-2 S&A Haklang PL 218 6706/12-1 Snefrid PL 283 6605/8-2 S&A Stetind appr.. Namsos Eastern boundary - Eocene lava. Kristiansund 09/03/ 7. Trondheim Announced blocks 20th round APA box Dry well Gass discovery Oil discovery Spudded or planned well
PL 159 B 6507/3-5 S Alve appr. PL 122 (Eni) 6507/2-4 Marulk appr. Norwegian Sea APA box Wells drilled in planned wells PL 211 B (Total) 6506/9-1 Victoria Pågår - PL 159 B 6507/3-8 Gjøk PL 074 6407/2-7 Nona PL 159 D 6507/3-57 Idun Nord PL 128 6608/11-6 Hauk PL 128 6608/10-12 & 12 A Dompap PL 212 C 6507/6-3 Steinkobbe PL 263 6507/11-9 Nathalia PL 483 S (Det norske) 6609/10-2 Trolla PL 380 (Det norske) 6407/2-4 Fongen PL 348 6407/8-4 S&A Galtvort PL 383 (Det norske) 6507/3-6 Struten PL 348 6407/8-5 S&A Gygrid PL 437 6608/ - Fløyen Announced blocks 20th round APA box Dry well Gass discovery Oil discovery 09/03/ PL 321 PL 107 Spudded or planned well (Det norske) 8 6306/6-2 6407/7-8 & 8A Geitfjellet Noatun
North Sea - exploration wells $ # # $ Måløy Florø Kollsnes # # Northern North Sea ~10 wildcat wells planned 7 completed 3 discoveries 1 discovery in production well Mongstad Bergen Haugesund $ Kårstø # Mid North Sea ~ 8 wildcat wells planned 4 completed 4 discoveries ~ 2 appraisal 2 completed Stavanger Farsund # Kristiansand North Sea South ~ 8 wildcat wells planned 3 completed 1 discovery - 1/3-11 ~ 3 appraisal 2 completed # Discoveries: 35/11- B-23-H oil/gas close to Fram 34/8-14 S oil/gas 34/3-1 S (BG) northern part of North Sea ( Jordbær ) - oil 34/12-1 (Eni) - gas/condensate ( Afrodite ) 31/4-1-A - oil 30/9-21 S - oil and gas close to Oseberg 30/9-21S - oil 25/11-25 S oil/gas ( M ) 16/1-9 (Noil) oil/gas ( Draupne ) 15/12-20 S (Talisman) oil - close to Varg ( Lilleulv ) 15/12-19 (BG) oil/gas south of Varg 3/9/ 9 1/3-11 (Dong) southern part of North Sea
Resource growth and production
Exploration challenges Acreage - awards in mature and immature areas Opening of new areas? 09.03. 11
Area announced and awarded 1965-09.03. 12
Results from APA Awarded acreage: 11 150 km2 (16 000 in APA2007) 34 new production licenses (52 in APA2007) 21 in the North Sea 11 in the Norwegian Sea 2 in the Barents Sea 8 are additional acreage to existing licenses 3 are additional to discoveries in pre-pdo/fields 09.03. 13
APA Steady acces to acreage through the APAs Hearing of APA shall not be affecting the APA Area - no adjustments Announcement - quite soon... Application deadline - mid september Awards - target; december 09.03. 15
20.Konsesjonsrunde Applications: 46 companies 17. konsesjonsrunde: 13 selskap 18. konsesjonsrunde: 18 selskap 19. konsesjonsrunde: 24 selskap Negotiation meetings early february Awards spring
Area Management Plans Barents Sea and Lofoten Follow up white paper nr 8-2006 To be evaluated in 2010 Barents Sea (Norway/Russia) in planning phase Norwegian Sea main work on existing knowledge in 2007 and 1.half White paper easter From 62 0 N to 80 0 N included deep water areas west of Barents Sea, Svalbard and Banana hole Evaluate the period to 2025 DN (Directorate for Nature Management) is coordinating the work Area Management Plan North Sea International Area Management Plan (EU/Norway- North Sea) has started (SFT) 17
Future exploration areas? Yet to find resources West of Lofoten? 18
Integrated Management Plan Lofoten and Barents Sea seismic acquisition by NPD 2007 - : 2D and 3D data acquired : 2-3D vessels 6 weeks (close dialogue with the fisheries organisations) Areas to be decided Research on scaring effects 2010: Conclude new mapping of the resource potential in Nordland VII and Troms II Revision of the management plan 3/9/ 19
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