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of Jutland
outside
Esbjerg. Hess Denmark
A/S is the operator of
the Syd-Arne platform since its completion
in 1999. The Hess Corporation has operations
in the United States, United Kingdom,
Norway, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea,
Gabon, Azerbaijan, Thailand and Indonesia.
On the Norwegian side DONG Energy is
partner in three oil producing fi elds –
namely Ula, Gyda and Tambar. The company
participates also in the Glitne license,
which went into production in 2001.
Angola
In June 2005 Maersk Oil acquired a 50%
production share of Block 16 approximately
100 km off the coast of Angola. The water
depth is between 200 and 1,500 meters.
Maersk Oil is operator and together with
partners Devon (15%), Odebrecht (15%)
and stateowned Sonangol (20%), an agreed
exploration program is presently being pursued
in the area.
In June 2006 new agreements were made for
Blocks 16, 8 and 23, with a Maersk Oil share
of 50%. The partners are Occidental Petroleum
(30%) and Sonangol (20%). The water
depths are up to 500 meters in Block 8 and
1,500 meters in Block 23 respectively. The
exploration program has been initiated with
collection of seismic data with subsequent
drilling of test wells.
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Qatar
On December 1st 2005,
Maersk Oil and Qatar Petroleum
agreed to redevelop the Al
Shaheen fi eld offshore Qatar. The
redevelopment plan involves more
than 160 production and water injection
wells over a 6-year period beginning
2006. The plan includes the constructions
of 3 new offshore platform complexes with
production and staffi ng platforms – 18
new platforms in total – interconnected by
subsea pipelines. The Al Shaheen oil production
is quickly growing from an initial
240,000 barrels of oil per day in 2006 to a
level of 525,000 barrels of oil per day by
the end of 2009. For reference, Denmark is
currently producing 310,000 barrels per day.
As part of the development plan Maersk Oil
Qatar will construct and operate a number
of additional plants for processing and supply
of natural gas to Qatar Petroleum for
usage on their land-based installations.
Kazakhstan
Maersk Oil operates two oil fi elds in Kazakhstan,
including the Saigak fi eld. Maersk
Oil’s share of production was 2,400 barrels
of oil per day in 2006. Maersk Oil also has
a 60% share as operator on the Temir block
in Western Kazakhstan, with Canadian
Arawak as 40% share owner.
The Saigak fi eld was put into production in
2002, and includes fi ve wells, production facilities
and has a capacity of 30,000 barrels
per day, with a pipeline leading to a terminal
in Shubarkuduk.
In 2002 Maersk Oil acquired a 60% share
as operator on the Dunga block. Paretex and
Oman Oil each have a share of 20%.
Turkmenistan
In 2002 Maersk Oil entered into a production
agreement for blocks 11 and 12, in an
area of 5,700 km 2 outside Turkmenistan in
the Caspian Sea. Exploration activities have
been initiated. Maersk Oil has a share of
36% with Wintershall as operator with 34%,
and OMEL having acquitted the remaining
30%.