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Anthea C. [email protected]
APPEX, 7 March 2013
HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION &
PRODUCTION IN SOUTH AFRICA:
AN UPDATE ON ACTIVITY
Petroleum Agency SA - oil and gas exploration and production regulator
1. Promotion and
2. Regulation of oil and gas exploration and production in South Africa
3. Archiving all data
Advising Government
Ministry of Mineral Resources - Hon. Minister Susan Shabangu
Close ties to the Department of Energy
Recent activity
• Right Conversions
• New Production Rights
• New Explorers Offshore
• Unconventional Onshore
• Upcoming Exploration
Recent activity
• Right Conversions
• New Production Rights
• New Explorers Offshore
• Unconventional Onshore
• Upcoming Exploration
November 2012: Status of Licenses and Applications
SunguSungu
Orange Basin – West Coast
Block 1 – Cairn India
Exploration Right –
second period waiting
on renewal
• Reprocessing and
re-evaluation of data
• Potential for gas –
Kudu equivalent,
Ibhubesi equivalent
plus other untested
plays
Orange Basin – West CoastAnadarko
Block 2C –
under
application
Orange Basin – West Coast
Sunbird Energy - PR
Recently signed
agreement to acquire
76% interest in 2A
- Pending government
approval for part of
acquisition
JV with PetroSA
– Ibhubesi Gas Field
Year 3 of Gas Market
Development
IPP gas to power
programme
Orange Basin – West Coast
Thombo/Afren
Petroleum – A-J
oil discovery
3D seismic
survey this
summer season
Orange Basin – West Coast
Deep water beginnings
3B/4B - BHP Billiton
Mid-Basin – Sungu Sungu
Deep water - Shell
Southern basin -
PetroSA/Anadarko
SunguSungu
3D seismic survey
3D seismic survey
2D seismic survey
3D seismic survey
South Coast
F-O field
Block 9 - PetroSA
Exploration Right Block 9
• Ongoing exploration
• Development of F-O gas
Field
South Coast ctdDeep water exploration - CNR
Shallow water - Bayfield Energy
and NewAge
South Coast ctd Ultra deep water exploration -
Total
New applications and TCPs–
OK Energy and Impact Africa
3D seismic survey
Ikhwezi gas field development – 5 wells, subsea infrastructure
2D seismic survey
3D seismic survey
Deep water well – 2013/14 or 14/15
2D seismic
East Coast
Narrow shelf TCP and
deep water applications –
Impact Africa, SWE,
ExxonMobil
Recent activity
• Right Conversions
• New Production Rights
• New Explorers Offshore
• Unconventional Onshore
• Upcoming Exploration
SA Onshore
Three types of unconventional resources
• Coal bed methane
• Biogenic gas
• Shale gas
Coal Bed Methane Local and international
companies
Approaching 20Tcf GIP
Coal Bed Methane ctd
Amersfoort area – Ermelo Coalfield
Lephalale/Ellisras Basin – Waterberg Coalfield
Biogenic Methane Production
Molopo Energy
Production Right – Virginia
Gas sales up to 8TJ/d (7.5 mmscf/d) Novo Energy
Shale gas in the Karoo Basin
• 485 Tcf??
• 30 Tcf ??
• Moratorium
• Unknown and
unproven resource
Recent activity
• Right Conversions
• New Production Rights
• New Explorers Offshore
• Unconventional Onshore
• Upcoming Exploration
7 seismic surveys – a record level of activity and a lot more to come!
STATUS OF EXPLORATION ACTIVITIESANADARKO (5/6) Completed 2D survey
THOMBO (2B) Completed 3D survey
Shell (Deep water) 3D survey - 99% complete
Cairn India (Block 1) 3D survey planned completion May 2013
Spectrum 2D survey - 44% complete
NewAge 2D survey - 25% complete
BHP Billiton (3B/4B) 3D survey - 21% complete
PetroSA F-O field development
1st well drilled up to 2200m (to be drilled horizontally to about 3000 m)
Multi Client Surveys off SA
• Acquisition completion: April 2013
Spectrum
CGG Veritas
• Commence March 2013• Data available March 2014
PGS
• To commence Q4 2013 / Q1 2014
