Longboat Energy PLC Oswig well delivers positive initial results (3791A)
September 23 2022 - 2:01AM
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Longboat Energy PLC
23 September 2022
23 September 2022
Longboat Energy plc
("Longboat Energy", "Longboat" or the "Company")
Oswig exploration well delivers positive initial results
Longboat Energy, the emerging full-cycle E&P company, is
pleased to announce that hydrocarbons have been encountered in the
OMV operated exploration well 30/5-4S (Company 20%) and that a
decision has been taken to drill a sidetrack well and perform a
drill stem test ("DST").
The well was drilled to a depth of 5,003 metres TVDSS targeting
the Tarbert and Ness formations. Extensive coring and logging data
have been acquired and the preliminary analysis of the data
indicates:
-- excellent correlation with the nearby Tune field;
-- presence of gas-condensate in the Tarbert formation;
-- presence of hydrocarbons in the deeper Ness formation inconclusive at this well location; and
-- preliminary gas in-place volumes (GIIP) in the Tarbert
formation higher than the overall pre-drill expectations.
Based on the positive indications to-date and challenges
collecting a full suite of downhole dynamic data from the existing
well-bore, a decision has been taken by the joint venture to drill
a sidetrack well and perform a DST. The key objectives of the DST
is to establish reservoir productivity, detailed fluid properties
and determine the range of recoverable resources.
The further operations are expected to take between six and
eight weeks to complete and remain subject to the granting of the
associated regulatory approvals. A further announcement will be
made at the completion of well operations, including an assessment
of the potential range of recoverable resources, once the
additional data from the DST has been evaluated and assessed.
Oswig consists of a high pressure, high temperature Jurassic
rotated fault block near to the Equinor operated producing Tune and
Oseberg fields. Oswig had a pre-drill gross unrisked mean resource
of 93 mmboe making it one of the largest gas prospects being tested
in Norway this year. Several additional fault blocks have been
identified on-block which could contain further gross unrisked mean
resources of 80 mmboe which would be significantly derisked by a
successful DST. The nearby analogue Tune field has produced circa
140 mmboe since production commenced in 2002.
Partners in licence PL1100 are OMV (Norge) AS (40%, operator),
WintershallDEA Norge AS (20%), Source Energy AS (20%) and Longboat
Energy Norge AS (20%).
Helge Hammer, Chief Executive of Longboat, commented:
"We are very pleased to have encountered hydrocarbons in the
Oswig exploration well, the first of two wells we farmed-into from
OMV. We now look forward to working with the operator on the
sidetrack and DST and to making the final well result announcement
in due course."
The information contained within this announcement is considered
to be inside information prior to its release.
Ends
Enquiries:
Longboat Energy
Helge Hammer, Chief Executive Officer via FTI
Jon Cooper, Chief Financial Officer
Nick Ingrassia, Corporate Development
Director
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Callum Stewart Tel: +44 20 7710 7600
Jason Grossman
Simon Mensley
Ashton Clanfield
FTI Consulting (PR adviser)
Ben Brewerton Tel: +44 20 3727 1000
Rosie Corbett longboatenergy@fticonsulting.com
Background
Longboat Energy was established at the end of 2019 to create a
full-cycle North Sea E&P company through value accretive
M&A and near-field exploration. Since June 2021, Longboat has
entered a series of four transactions to acquire interests in a
portfolio of nine, gas-weighted exploration wells drilling on the
Norwegian Continental Shelf close to existing infrastructure. To
date, eight of these wells have been drilled resulting in four
discoveries (Egyptian Vulture, Rødhette, Kveikje and Oswig),
representing a 50% success rate.
Longboat has targeted exploration prospects located in close
proximity to existing infrastructure, with an overlap between
exploration partners and infrastructure owners, providing a
portfolio with a clear low-cost route to monetisation and
low-carbon drilling and development opportunities, well aligned to
Longboat's ESG targets which includes a corporate 'Net Zero' on a
Scope 1 and 2 basis by 2050.
Review by Qualified Person
The technical information in this release has been reviewed by
Hilde Salthe, Managing Director Norge, who is a qualified person
for the purposes of the AIM Guidance Note for Mining, Oil and Gas
Companies. Ms Salthe is a petroleum geologist with more than 20
years' experience in the oil and gas industry. Ms Salthe has a
Masters Degree from Faculty of Applied Earth Sciences at the
Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim.
Standard
Estimates of reserves and resources have been prepared in
accordance with the June 2018 Petroleum Resources Management System
("PRMS") as the standard for classification and reporting with an
effective date of 31 December 2020.
Glossary
GIIP Gas initially in place
mmboe Millions of barrels of oil equivalent
TVDSS Total vertical depth sub sea
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