Skerryvore (Energy Voice)23 Feb 2024 09:18
Analysts have named Parkmead Group’s (AIM: PMG) Skerryvore as the UK North Sea well to watch.
Westwood Global and Wood Mackenzie have marked it as the most prospective exploration well going in 2024, and the only one considered “high impact”.
Parkmead is targeting 155 million barrels of oil equivalent of pre-drill resource from the project.
Drilling is expected to take place in Q4 of this year with opportunity “for a number of low-cost tie-back options”.
When the project was approved in 2022, Parkmead pointed nearby activity on Harbour Energy’s Talbot, Neo Energy’s Affleck project, and work at ConocoPhillips’ Tommeliten A, which sits close to Skerryvore over in the Norwegian sector.
Parkmead is operator with a 50% stake, partnered with Serica Energy (20%) and CalEnergy Limited (30%).
Eight wells targeted in 2024
“UK E&A activity is expected to be maintained in 2024,” said Westwood Global, which is targeting total pre-drill resources of 325 million barrels of oil equivalent.
“All wells are infrastructure-led exploration (ILX), with one well also considered high impact at Skerryvore, targeting pre-drill resources of 155 mmboe. There are 13 companies expected to participate in E&A drilling in 2024, with NEO Energy and Harbour Energy being the most active.”