OKEA ASA has been offered interests in four new production licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, three of which as operator, through the Awards in Pre-Defined Areas (APA) for 2021.
The awards announced today by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy further strengthen OKEA's portfolio of near-field exploration opportunities around its Draugen and Gjøa production hubs. The company now has interests in over 15 exploration-focussed licences.
The three new OKEA-operated licences are located in the Norwegian Sea. The fourth licence, to be operated by Spirit Energy, is located in the North Sea, north-east of the Aurora discovery.
''These new awards give OKEA a great opportunity to build further on the near-field exploration activities we have around Draugen, where we are drilling two wells this year, and the Gjøa area where we also operate the Aurora discovery'', comments SVP Subsurface & Wells, Andrew McCann. 'In addition, we have added acreage in the Norwegian Sea near our Mistral and Fagn exploration licences''.
Licence | Block(s) | Operator | Other partners | OKEA WI |
PL1161 |
6407/6 | OKEA ASA |
M Vest |
60% |
PL1159 |
6406/5,6 | OKEA ASA | Equinor |
50% |
PL1156 |
6407/11 | OKEA ASA | Equinor, M Vest |
40% |
PL1150 S |
35/8 | Spirit Energy |
Petrolia |
30% |
For further information please contact
SVP Subsurface & Wells, Andrew McCann, + 47 415 07 726
VP Investor Relations, Trond Omdal, +47 915 32 578
About OKEA
OKEA ASA is a leading mid-to-late-life operator on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) with a current target production of 18 000 - 19 000 boe per day in 2022. OKEA finds value where others divest and has an ambitious growth strategy built on accretive M&A activities, value creation and capital discipline.
OKEA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE: OKEA).
More information is available at http://www.okea.no
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