Last ned pressemelding

STAVANGER – Operatøren ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS har i dag sammen med partnerne overlevert plan for utbygging og drift av Tommeliten A til det norske Olje- og energidepartementet samt Storbritannias ’Oil and Gas Authority’.

Tommeliten A-feltet er primært en norsk utbygging, men ettersom feltet strekker seg så vidt over på britisk sektor, blir det utbygget i tråd med britiske og norske myndigheters retningslinjer for utbygging av felt på tvers av grenselinjen.

Utbyggingskonseptet består av totalt ti produksjonsbrønner fra to havbunnsrammer med seks brønnslisser hver, en elektrisk oppvarmet rørledning som knyttes opp mot Ekofisk-senteret, og installasjon av en ny prosessmodul. Ressurspotensialet for Tommeliten A er estimert til mellom 80-180 millioner fat oljeekvivalenter, hovedsakelig gass og kondensat. De nye havbunnsrammene vil bli lokalisert om lag 25 kilometer sørvest for Ekofisk-senteret.

Flere kontrakter vil bli tildelt i prosjektperioden og skaper om lag 5.000 arbeidsplasser. Mange av kontraktene er forventet å gå til norske bedrifter, noe som vil gi lokale ringvirkninger. Totale investeringer i prosjektet er estimert til ca. 13 milliarder norske kroner (USD 1.5 milliarder brutto) og første produksjon er forventet i 2024.

- Vi er glade for å oppnå denne milepælen for Tommeliten A-prosjektet. Utbyggingen av feltet vil åpne for produksjon av nye ressurser i området og styrke videre drift av og framtiden til Ekofisk, sier Steinar Våge, regionsdirektør Europa, Midtøsten og Nord-Afrika.

ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS er operatør for Tommeliten A (Unit) med 28.1385 prosent eierinteresser, mens PGNiG Upstream Norway AS (42,1978 %), TotalEnergies EP Norge AS (20,1430 %) Vår Energi AS (9,0907 %), ConocoPhillips (U.K) Holdings Ltd (0,2109 %), TotalEnergies UK Ltd (0,1510 %) og ENI UK Ltd (0,0681 %) er partnere.

Om feltet Tommeliten A

Tommeliten A ble funnet i 1977. Feltet er et oppsprukket kalksteinsreservoar som inneholder gass, kondensat og flyktig olje. Feltet består av en Ekofisk- og en Tor-formasjon, i likhet med andre felt i Ekofisk-området.

Feltet strekker seg fra den norske blokken 1/9 over til den britiske blokken 30/20. Utbyggingsplanen er basert på den norske Plan for utbygging og drift (PUD).

Om ConocoPhillips

 Med hovedkontor i Houston, Texas, har ConocoPhillips operasjoner og aktiviteter i 14 land, 87 milliarder dollar i eiendeler, og ca. 9.900 medarbeidere per 30. september 2021. Produksjonen, unntatt Libya, var i gjennomsnitt 1,514 millioner fat oljeekvivalenter per dag i årets ni første måneder, frem til 30. september 2021, og påviste reserver var 4,5 milliarder fat oljeekvivalenter per 31. desember 2020. For mer informasjon: www.conocophillips.com 

Kontakt

Elisabeth Fiveland (media)
+47 930 50 707
elisabeth.fiveland@conocophillips.com  

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE "SAFE HARBOR" PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
This news release contains forward-looking statements as defined under the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to future events and anticipated results of operations, business strategies, and other aspects of our operations or operating results. Words and phrases such as “anticipate," “estimate,” “believe,” “budget,” “continue,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict," “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “objective,” “projection,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “effort,” “target” and other similar words can be used to identify forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. Where, in any forward-looking statement, the company expresses an expectation or belief as to future results, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to be reasonable at the time such forward-looking statement is made. However, these statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and other factors beyond our control. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from what is presented include the impact of public health crises,, including pandemics (such as COVID-19) and epidemics and any related company or government policies or actions; global and regional changes in the demand, supply, prices, differentials or other market conditions affecting oil and gas, including changes resulting from a public health crisis or from the imposition or lifting of crude oil production quotas or other actions that might be imposed by OPEC and other producing countries and the resulting company or third-party actions in response to such changes;  changes in commodity prices, including a prolonged decline in these prices relative to historical or future expected levels; changes in expected levels of oil and gas reserves or production; potential failures or delays in achieving expected reserve or production levels from existing and future oil and gas developments, including due to operating hazards, drilling risks, or unsuccessful exploratory activities; unexpected cost increases or technical difficulties in constructing, maintaining, or modifying company facilities; legislative and regulatory initiatives addressing global climate change or other environmental concerns; investment in and development of competing or alternative energy sources; disruptions or interruptions impacting the transportation for our oil and gas production; international monetary conditions and exchange rate fluctuations; changes in international trade relationships, including the imposition of trade restrictions or tariffs on any materials or products (such as aluminum and steel) used in the operation of our business; our ability to collect payments when due under our settlement agreement with PDVSA; our ability to collect payments from the government of Venezuela as ordered by the ICSID; our ability to liquidate the common stock issued to us by Cenovus Energy Inc. at prices we deem acceptable, or at all; our ability to complete our announced or any future dispositions or acquisitions on time, if at all; the possibility that regulatory approvals for our announced or any future dispositions or acquisitions will not be received on a timely basis, if at all, or that such approvals may require modification to the terms of the transactions  or our remaining business; business disruptions during or following our announced or any future dispositions or acquisitions, including the diversion of management time and attention; the ability to deploy net proceeds from our announced or any future dispositions in the manner and timeframe we anticipate, if at all; potential liability for remedial actions under existing or future environmental regulations; potential liability resulting from pending or future litigation, including litigation related to our transaction with Concho Resources, Inc. (Concho); the impact of competition and consolidation in the oil and gas industry; limited access to capital or significantly higher cost of capital related to illiquidity or uncertainty in the domestic or international financial markets; general domestic and international economic and political conditions; the ability to successfully integrate the operations of Concho with our operations and achieve the anticipated benefits from the transaction; unanticipated difficulties or expenditures relating to the Concho transaction; changes in fiscal regime or tax, environmental and other laws applicable to our business; and disruptions resulting from extraordinary weather events, civil unrest, war, terrorism or a cyber attack; and  other economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting our business generally as set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unless legally required, ConocoPhillips expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.