Dr John E Decker Petroleum Agency SA AAPG ICE October 2011 Milan Petroleum Agency SA Promotion and Regulation of oil and gas exploration and production in South Africa Archiving all data ID: 561097
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Upstream petroleum activities in South Africa
Dr John E. DeckerPetroleum Agency SAAAPG ICE - October 2011, MilanSlide2
Petroleum Agency SA
Promotion
and
Regulation of oil and gas exploration and production in South AfricaArchiving all dataUnder Department of Mineral Resources headed by Hon. Minister Susan ShabanguSlide3
Mandate – Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (2002)
OUR VISION
A viable, sustainable and responsible upstream industry in South Africa.
OUR MISSIONTo promote, facilitate and regulate exploration and sustainable development of oil and gas in South Africa.Slide4
Recent activity
Rights conversions
New production rights
New explorers offshoreUnconventionals onshoreUpcoming exploration Slide5
Current licenses and applicationsSlide6
Orange Basin – West Coast
Block 1 – PetroSA
Exploration Right
Late 2008
Approx. 21000km
2
1500km
2
3D seismic acquired
Potential for gas – Kudu equivalent, Ibhubesi equivalent plus other untested plays
PetroSASlide7
Orange Basin – West Coast
Blocks 2B and 2A
Thombo
Petroleum – A-J oil discovery
Forest Exploration International –
Ibhubesi
Gas Field
Forest Exploration
Thombo
PetroleumSlide8
Orange Basin – West Coast
Other upcoming operations
Shallow and deep water – BHP Billiton
Mid-Basin –
Sungu
Sungu
Deep water
–
Shell
Southern basin
–
PetroSA
Shell Exploration
PetroSA
BHP Billiton
Sungu
SunguSlide9
South Coast
Block 11B/12B - CNR
Exploration Right conversion
Deep water exploration
Acquired 2D seismic in previous exploration period
Identified exploration targets
Resume exploration program
CNR
PetroSA
New AgeSlide10
South Coast
Block 9 - PetroSA
Exploration Right Block 9
Ongoing exploration
Development of F-O gas Field
F-O fieldSlide11
East Coast
Recent interest
Silver Wave – 2D seismic survey
Sasol – TCP deepwater
Impact Africa – TCP app
SasolSlide12
SA onshore
Karoo Basin
Main Karoo Basin and associated sub-basins
Coalbed methane, biogenic gas and shale gas
58 concessions & 65 applicationsSlide13
Coalbed methane
Coalbed
methane
Ellisras
/Waterberg: ~1
Tcf
Springbok Flats: ~ 5
Tcf
Tuli
&
Soutpanspansberg
sub-basins Northern coalfields
Anglo
Ellisras
Springbok Flats
Soutpansberg
TuliSlide14
Biogenic gas
Anglo
Molopo Energy
Exploration in Evander
Recent
application for a production right in Virginia area
Biogenic gas from underlying
Archean
basement
Main Karoo Basin
Virginia
EvanderSlide15
Shale gas
Play fairway in southern part of basin
~10
1
-10
2
Tcf (EIA: 485 Tcf)
Moratorium on issuing of concessions until February 2012
Shell
Shell
Shell
Falcon
Sasol, Chesapeake, Statoil
Bundu
Sungu
SunguSlide16
Summary
South Africa has attracted a wide diversity of international and local exploration companies over the past few years.
Acreage under
license or under application: opportunities for partnerships.A number of new surveys have been conducted offshore in previously underexplored areas.
Unprecedented interest in the onshore unconventional resource potential
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