APA: SURVIVIAL OF THE FITTEST
DO WE NEED MORE ACREAGE?
Good quality acreage may be scarce. The forthcoming half-day seminar in the Hydrocarbon Habitats series addresses possibilities and challenges in future APA rounds.
The APA- system has been in effect since 2003. In the first round, 14 companies were awarded acreage, while 47 companies applied in this years’ APA. On this extensive list, we find Shell, ExxonMobil, BG, ConocoPhillips, Eni and Total. There presence may be an indication that small (or possibly big) elephants are still to be found in the mature areas of the NCS. It is hard to believe these companies hunt for fields that may contain less than 100 million barrels of oil.
It may of course be that the (super)majors learned a lesson when Johan Sverdrup, Edvard Grieg and Pil & Bue were discovered. Just to mention a few of the surprises that the APA system has led to.
In APA 2013 more than 100 000 square km were available, while close to 50 000 square km were applied for. Roughly 20% of the APA acreage is thus considered prospective. This is equivalent to the combined size of around 80 North Sea blocks. Many geologists still claim that “good quality acreage is scarce”.
In the forthcoming half-day seminar in the Hydrocarbon Habitats series we address the APA-system and will learn more about its history, if it works as intended, how oil companies have benefitted and what the future will look like.
PROGRAM
Time | Speaker | Topic | Company |
10:00 | REGISTRATION | ||
11:00 | LUNCH | ||
11:55 | Halfdan Carstens | Welcome | GeoPublishing |
KEYNOTE |
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12:00 | Espen Myhra, Deputy Director General Exploration Section | Ten years with APA: Background, experience and future | Ministry of Petroleum and Energy |
PRESENTATIONS |
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12:30 | Anders Witteman, Independent oil & gas consultant | APA vs. non-APA, so far and to become | Witteman E&P Consulting |
13:00 | COFFEE |
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13:30 | Bjørn Vidar Lerøen, Senior Adviser | Never give up – expect more | Norwegian Oil and Gas |
14:00 | Jan G. Norstrøm, VP Technology | How a successful political framework spurred increased exploration activity on the NCS | Rystad Energy |
14:30 | Ingrid Skjoldvær, Adviser Oil Policy | The Norwegian TFO arrangement – a problematic way of managing our oil and gas resources | Bellona |
14:50 | COFFEE | ||
15:20 | Per-Gustav Granholm, Exploration Manager | APA – seen from Tullow Oil Norge’s perspective | Tullow Oil |
15:50 | Svein Ilebekk, CEO | 10+ years with APA: More to be found in mature areas of NCS? | Origo Exploration |
16:20 | Erling Bergfjord, Director Exploration | Recycling works | VNG Norge |
16:50 | END OF SEMINAR | ||
17:00 | Sosialen | End formal program & informal get-together for a drink and a snack at Sosialen |
SPONSORS
The seminars are organised by The Geological Society of Norway, in cooperation with GeoPublishing and GeoNova