Statoil Takes Helm at Eagle Ford Asset
Statoil announced Monday that the company as of July 1 has assumed operatorship for all activities in the eastern part of its Eagle Ford asset in Texas. The Statoil-operated activities fall mainly within Live Oak, Karnes, DeWitt and Bee counties.
"This is an important milestone for Statoil's development as an operator in the U.S.," said senior vice president for U.S. Onshore, Torstein Hole.
"We now have operational activities in all our onshore assets, Bakken, Marcellus and Eagle Ford. Our organization in Houston is eager to further develop our Eagle Ford holding as operator and we look forward to engaging with communities and landowners in the eastern part of our joint venture acreage," he underlined.
Statoil entered into the Eagle Ford shale in 2010, through a 50/50 joint venture with Talisman Energy USA Inc. Talisman initially acted as operator for the jointly owned acreage, under an agreement where Statoil was to attain operatorship for half the acreage at a later stage.
Last year, the companies agreed that Statoil, through a phased transition, would take responsibility for operations in the eastern half of the asset.
This acreage falls mainly within Live Oak, Karnes, DeWitt and Bee counties. Talisman will continue with operational responsibility for the western acreage, which is principally in McMullen, La Salle and Dimmit counties. The joint ownership for the total acreage is not impacted by the splitting of operational responsibilities.
Statoil has already taken over operations on three drilling rigs in the Eagle Ford. From July 1 the company has also assumed responsibility for producing wells, processing facilities, pipelines and infrastructure, and a field office in Runge, Karnes County.
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