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  • Statoil awards Transocean two rig contracts
    édité le 04/04/2017 - Plus de news de "Equinor" - Voir la fiche entreprise de "Equinor"


Statoil awards Transocean two rig contracts
Statoil and license partners have decided to use the semisubmersible rig Transocean Spitsbergen on three exploration wells in the UK, and then on a six-well production drilling campaign on the Aasta Hansteen licence in Norway.

The exploration drilling campaign in the UK will be conducted for the Mariner, Jock Scott and Verbier licenses, and is planned to start in the summer.
The contract value for the three fixed wells is estimated at around 18 million USD, which includes integrated drilling services such as fuel, casing running, ROV, slop treatment and cuttings handling.

“We believe that the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) still presents exciting opportunities. Securing this rig will enable us to fulfil our exploration ambitions of testing potential along the underexplored margins and more mature areas of the basin, in addition to near-field potential at Mariner. This year will see our most active exploration campaign for Statoil in the UK since repositioning in 2011 and we look forward to testing our three diverse prospects,” says Jenny Morris, vice president Exploration UK.

Mariner is one of the largest projects currently under development in the UKCS. Recoverable reserves from the initial development are estimated at 250 million barrels of oil excluding near field exploration potential. The topsides modules will be installed in the Mariner field this summer. First oil is expected in 2018.

The drilling campaign on Aasta Hansteen is planned to start towards the end of 2017 or the beginning of 2018. The contract value for six fixed wells is estimated at around 95 million USD, which includes integrated drilling services such as fuel, casing running, ROV, slop treatment and cuttings handling, plus mobilisation-, demobilisation and modification costs.

“We have had good experiences with Transocean Spitsbergen, which has delivered safe and efficient operations for us on the Norwegian Continental Shelf earlier. It is an all-round rig, which is winterized, can drill on deep water and can both be anchored or on dynamic positioning. It has a dual derrick, which is a positive contribution to efficient operations, says Geir Tungesvik, senior vice president Drilling & Well.

The Aasta Hansteen discovery was made in 1997 and comprises 3 separate discoveries; Luva, Haklang and Snefrid South with recoverable reserves estimated at 47 billion standard cubic metres (Sm3) of gas. The gas field will be developed with a Spar FPSO platform, as the first on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and the largest in the world. Spar is a floating installation consisting of a vertical cylindrical hull moored to the seabed.

The hull and platform deck will be assembled in Stord this year, and the platform will be towed to the Norwegian Sea next year.

There are more than 200 offshore positions associated with the rig. There is additional staffing associated with service companies, various onshore positions, base services and more.

License partenrs:

- Mariner: Statoil: (65.1%) JX Nippon (20%) Siccar Point Energy (8,9%) Dyas: (6%)
- Jock Scott: Statoil (75%) BP (25%)
- Verbier: Statoil (70%) Jersey Oil and Gas PLC (18%) CIECO Exploration and Production (UK) Limited (12%)

About Statoil

Statoil ASA (OSE: STL, NYSE: STO) is an international energy company with operations in 36 countries. Building on 40 years of experience from oil and gas production on the Norwegian continental shelf, we are committed to accommodating the world's energy needs in a responsible manner, applying technology and creating innovative business solutions. We are headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, with approximately 23,000 employees worldwide, and are listed on the Oslo and New York stock exchanges.
Aasta Hansteen: Statoil (51%) Wintershall Norge AS (24%) OMV Norge AS (15%) ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (10%)

About Transocean

Transocean (NYSE: RIG) is a leading international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. The company specializes in technically demanding sectors of the global offshore drilling business with a particular focus on deepwater and harsh environment drilling services, and believes that it operates one of the most versatile offshore drilling fleets in the world.

Transocean owns or has partial ownership interests in, and operates a fleet of 58 mobile offshore drilling units consisting of 29 ultra-deepwater floaters, seven harsh-environment floaters, four deepwater floaters, eight midwater floaters and 10 high-specification jackups. In addition, the company has five ultra-deepwater drillships and five high-specification jackups under construction or under contract to be constructed.


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