據6月8日Energy Voice報道，石油和天然氣管理局(OGA)已經同意延長兩份北海南部的許可證，這兩份許可證預計將由殼牌管理。

P1929和P2304許可證將延長到2024年5月31日，前提是在明年6月前進行三維地震拍攝，并在2022年11月30日之前鉆一口井。

今年1月，殼牌表示，在與Egdon Resources達成協議后，已同意將這些許可證投入運營。殼牌將持有約克郡以外地區70%的股權，并成為運營商，該公司正在等待OGA的批準。

這家英荷合資企業還將為這兩個項目采集和處理三維地震數據支付85%的費用，上限為390萬英鎊(500萬美元)。超過這個限度，Egdon 將支付30%的費用。此外，殼牌還將在決定油井投資之前，支付100%的研究和人力成本。

隨著許可證延期達成一致，愛敦集團表示，將推進許可證權益和經營權的轉讓。許可證中包括已發現的Resolution和Endeavour氣田——分別擁有2310億立方英尺和180億立方英尺的儲量。

1966年，道達爾公司發現了Resolution。Egdon董事總經理Mark Abbott表示:“我們與合作伙伴殼牌公司密切合作，很高興與OGA達成協議，延長許可證期限，并修訂工作義務和時間表。我們現在將專注于完成許可證轉讓和向殼牌轉讓經營權，并推進對Resolution和Endeavour氣田的評估活動。”

洪偉立 摘譯自 Energy Voice

原文如下：

OGA extends North Sea licences containing Shell targets

The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has agreed to extend a pair of southern North Sea licences which are expected to come under Shell’s watch.

Licences P1929 and P2304 will be extended to May 31, 2024 provided a 3D seismic shoot is undertaken by June next year and a well is drilled by November 30, 2022.

In January, Shell said it had agreed to farm into the licences after striking a deal with Egdon Resources.

Shell would take a 70% stake in the licences, located off Yorkshire, and become operator, pending OGA approval.

The Anglo-Dutch major would also stump up 85% of the cost of gathering and processing 3D seismic data on the two targets, capped at ￡3.9 million ($5m). Beyond that point, Egdon would pay 30% of the costs.

And Shell would pay 100% of all studies and manpower costs prior to a well investment decision being made on the acreage.

With the licence extensions now agreed, Egdon said it would “progress the assignment of the licence interests and operatorship” to Shell.

The licences contain the Resolution and Endeavour gas discoveries, thought to hold contingent resources of 231 billion cubic feet of gas and 18 bcf respectively.

Resolution was discovered by Total in 1966.

Egdon managing director Mark Abbott said: “Working closely with our partner Shell, we are pleased to have reached agreement with the OGA to extend the Licences coupled with revised work obligations and timelines.

“We will now focus on completing the licence assignments and transfer of operatorship to Shell and progressing the planned appraisal activity on the Resolution and Endeavour gas discoveries.