RE: COME ON MY BOR6 Jan 2017 12:29
Taken from Half Year report
Several development options have been considered. Both full-field (Darwin East and Darwin West together) and phased developments have been evaluated. A development would involve sub-sea well completions tied back to a leased FPSO. The discovery is located in approximately 2000m of water but within 14 km to the south, water depths decrease to 1100m, allowing different engineering solutions to be assessed.
In the current economic environment, the Company's preferred development plan would be for a phased development, initially targeting 270 million barrels of condensate. This would require four production wells and three gas re-injection wells. Initial production rates would be 56,000 bopd.
Engineering contractors have provided up to date cost estimates for such a development, indicating a capex requirement of $1.36 billion (including a 25% contingency in recognition of the scoping level of the work). Based on these costs estimates, the Company's economic model indicates that the post appraisal breakeven oil price for the development would be $40 per barrel. This compares favourably with benchmark onshore US shale plays and many global offshore pre-sanction projects. These positive economic results are driven by: the attractive fiscal terms set by the Falkland Islands Government, the high quality reservoir which does not require a large number of development wells and a relatively straight-forward development plan using proven technology.