Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce its 2014 development, appraisal and exploration budget which totals USD 2.1 billion.
The 2014 expenditure on development projects is budgeted at USD 1.4 billion which represents a 25 percent increase on forecast 2013 development expenditure. The 2014 budgeted expenditure on exploration activity is USD 380 million which is approximately the same as the forecast 2013 exploration expenditure. The budgeted 2014 appraisal expenditure amounts to USD 300 million.
Development Projects:
75 percent of the 2014 budgeted development expenditure, corresponding to USD 1.1 billion, relates to ongoing development projects in Norway with the majority of the balance being spent on the Bertam development in Malaysia.
1. The development of the Edvard Grieg field (WI 50% and operated by Lundin Petroleum) commenced in 2012 and progress during 2013 has been on schedule and costs remain within budget. The 2014 net expenditure is budgeted at approximately USD 700 million which will involve the completion and installation of the jacket, continued construction of the topside, construction and installation of the oil and gas pipelines and the pre-drilling of some development wells. Edvard Grieg is scheduled to come onstream in the fourth quarter 2015 and is estimated to produce 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) net to Lundin Petroleum at plateau production.
2. The Brynhild field (WI 90% and operated by Lundin Petroleum) is scheduled to come onstream in the second quarter 2014 and is anticipated to produce 10,800 boepd net to Lundin Petroleum at plateau production. All subsea installation work is completed, the first of four development wells has been successfully completed, the Haewene Brim FPSO modification and life extension work is substantially completed and the FPSO has returned to its offshore location at the Shell operated Pierce field offshore United Kingdom. The 2014 budgeted net capital expenditure of USD 265 million relates to the drilling of the remaining three development wells as well as certain FPSO hook-up costs. The Brynhild development drilling has been slower than forecast, predominantly related to poor North Sea weather conditions and this has resulted in increased project costs.
3. The non-operated Boyla field (WI 15%) is scheduled to come onstream during the first quarter 2015 at an estimated production level of 3,000 boepd net to Lundin Petroleum. The first-oil date has slipped by one quarter from the previously forecast fourth quarter 2014 due to the late arrival of the Transocean Winner rig which will drill the development wells. The 2014 net development expenditure is budgeted at approximately USD 80 million which involves the drilling of 3 development wells and installation of a flowline to the Kneler A manifold on the Alvheim field.
4. Net budgeted expenditure for 2014 on the non-operated Alvheim and Volund fields (WI 15% and WI 35% respectively) is approximately USD 25 million which involves the drilling of one infill well on Alvheim in 2014, long-lead items for 2 additional infill wells on Alvheim in 2015 and long-lead items for a possible 2 infill wells on Volund in 2015.
5. The Bertam oil field (WI 75%) in Malaysia is scheduled to reach plateau production in 2015 at a net rate of 11,000 bopd. The budgeted net capital expenditure for 2014 is USD 325 million. The development activity during 2014 will involve the completion and installation of the wellhead platform, the drilling of development wells and the completion of the modification work on the Ikdam FPSO vessel which will receive the Bertam oil production.
Exploration Activity
The exploration budget for 2014 is USD 380 million with a major focus on Norway which accounts for approximately 75 percent of this amount. The exploration programme involves the drilling of 19 exploration wells in Norway, Malaysia, Indonesia, France and the Netherlands targeting total net unrisked prospective resources of 620 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe).
Source: Lundin Petroleum AB
