Skifska gas field explained

Skifska
Country:Ukraine
Region:Black Sea
Offonshore:offshore
Coordinates:44°N 32.3°W
Operator:Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil, Petrom, Nadra
Discovery:2012
Start Development:2012
Start Production:2015
Production Gas Mmcuft/D:550
Production Gas Mmscm/D:15
Production Gas Bcm/Y:5
Est Gas Bft:8875
Est Gas Bcm:250

Skifska is a license block located in the Ukrainian zone on the continental shelf of the Black Sea. It was awarded in 2012 to a consortium consisting of Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil, Petrom and Nadra.

Original plans intended to start the exploration programme in 2015 on the block with estimated natural gas and condensates resources in the range of 200to.[1] Potential future production contingent to success during the exploration campaign could yield around .[2]

Royal Dutch Shell stopped their negotiations over a production sharing agreement in January 2014.[3] Due to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation the project was put on hold in March 2014.

Notes and References

  1. News: Exxon, Shell-led group win $10 billion Ukraine gas project . Pavel . Polityuk . . 2012-08-15 . 2014-03-28.
  2. Web site: ExxonMobil and Shell won bid on Black Sea Skifska gas field. 2012. 2b1stconsulting.com. 2013-04-28.
  3. News: Shell pulled out of gas field talks in Ukraine in January . Natalia . Zinets . . 2014-03-19 . 2014-03-28.