Showing posts with label Marathon Oil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marathon Oil. Show all posts

Monday, May 23, 2011

Puola päivitys(katso kuvat!)

OGEC makes shale rig order
Poland’s Oil and Gas Exploration Company Cracow (OGEC) said today it has ordered a new drilling rig, Drillmec 2000 HP, for shale gas drilling...


Vanhempi: Total makes Poland shale gas move
Supermajors Total and ExxonMobil have hatched an agreement to divide up a couple of shale gas plays in Poland but are keeping mum on key details...

Marathonin, Talismanin ja Conocon slidet:



Thursday, May 19, 2011

Alvheimissa pätkii

Alvheim FPSO shut in again

Marathon Petroleum has been forced to shut in production from its Alvheim field off Norway for the second time this month due to problems with the FPSO’s fire-fighting water system.

The floating production, storage and offloading vessel again halted output on 15 May, following an earlier shutdown on 5 May at the North Sea field.

A spokesman fof the US operator said that the floater was unable to generate enough water supply to some areas to meet the requirements of the fire water system.

“We have inspected the system and flushed the pipes. The plan is to test the fire water system later today and, if successful , we will start up production,” he said.


Noin kolmannes(12,000 boeta) Lundin Petroleumin tuotannosta tulee Alvheimista, joten kenttä on yhtiölle varsin tärkeä.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Isoja nimiä Puolan kaasujahdissa

Taasen uusi toiveikas ilmoittautunut joukoon(ainakin nimellisesti mukana ovat jo Exxon ja Conoco):

Marathon on the Prowl in Poland's 'Unconventional' Gas Fields

Alla tuoreimman pr:n upstream-osasta:



Marathonin blokki näyttää olevan yhden BNK Petroleumin blokin vieressä.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Vermillion ostaa maakaasukenttää

Vermillion(.pdf):
"Vermilion Energy Trust (“Vermilion” or the “Trust”) (VET.UN - TSX) announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Marathon Oil Corporation’s (“Marathon”) 18.5% non-operated interest in the Corrib field located approximately 83 kilometres off the northwest coast of Ireland. Vermilion will pay US$100 million to Marathon on closing of the transaction, which is expected to occur before the end of 2009, subject to Government and regulatory approvals. Vermilion will also make an additional payment to Marathon, the amount of which will vary dependent on the date when first commercial gas (‘first gas’) from the field is achieved. This amount will range from approximately US$300 million to US$135 million. Currently, first gas is expected by the end of 2011, and the expected additional payment due pursuant to the terms of the agreement would be between US$190 and $200 million. The deal structure, with a deferred payment, will help mitigate some of the risks associated with first gas timing. Given the advanced stage of the project, the risk of major cost overruns is considered manageable. The transaction structure also increases Vermilion’s flexibility to finance the acquisition from available cash flow and thereby maximizing the accretion metrics. Pursuant to the agreement, Vermilion will assume its share of future capital expenditure obligations in order to reach first gas, which are anticipated to range up to US$300 million net to the acquired interest. These capital costs are primarily for the completion of the facilities necessary to bring this gas on-stream..."


Osto ei vaikuta järkevältä. Corrib-kentän kaasu menee Irlannin markkinoille, joten hinta tulee olemaan todennäköisesti selvästi korkeampi kuin esim. Pohjois-Amerikassa, koska ylitarjontaa Irlanninssa ei ole näköpiirissä. Sitoutuminen yhteen asiakkaaseen ei ole järkevää, mutta maakaasun kanssa ei useimmiten ole käytännössä vaihtoehtoja.
Trustit ja yield-orientoituneet yhtiöt keskittyvät perinteisesti kypsiin, lähes ylikypsiin assetteihin, joissa riski ja kehityskustannukset ovat vähäiset ja jotka takaavat vakaan rahavirran omistajille. Corrib ei kuulu tuohon kategoriaan. VET:n osuus tulevista kehityskustannuksista on 300 miljoonan dollarin tienoilla.
VETin kolmansien osapuolien arvioimat reservit Corribista ovat 17.5 miljoonaa boe:ta, mutta yhtiö arvioi luvun nousevan 35 miljoonaan. Ostohinta 100 miljoonaa +mahdollinen lisähinta 200 miljoonaa + 300 miljoonaa kehitykseen=600 miljoonaa dollaria. 600/17.5=34.3 tai 600/25=17.14. 35 dollarin kustannukset per boe ovat valtavan korkeat maakaasulle.
Olisivat ostaneet öljyä Pohjanmereltä tai vaikka jonkun yli-ikäisen kentän Teksasista tai Oklaholmasta. Tekee mieli myydä.