Cue Energy farms out gas prospect to BP
Published by Angharad Lock,
Digital Assistant Editor
LNG Industry,
Cue Energy Resources Ltd has announced that its 100% owned subsidiary, Cue Exploration Pty Ltd, has executed agreements with BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd (BP) for BP to acquire equity in the 100% Cue owned North West Shelf exploration permits WA-409-P and WA-359-P in the Carnarvon basin, offshore Western Australia.
BP will acquire 80% equity and be Operator of WA-409-P and will fund 100% of the work programme required under the permit for the first three years of the licence renewal.
Cue completed a comprehensive regional study using 15 000 km2 of 3D and 2D seismic data and 17 well ties to map the Triassic intra-Mungaroo sands (as encountered at the Gorgon gas field) and identified the Ironbark prospect, which straddles WA-359-P and WA-409-P in moderate water depths, as a drillable target.
Ironbark is a giant Mungaroo Formation prospect that is mapped with an area of up to 400 km2 with a best technical estimate of 15 trillion ft3 of prospective recoverable gas resource based on an internal technical assessment performed by Cue.
Cue Executive Chairman, Grant Worner, said: “The Ironbark prospect has the potential to fundamentally alter the value of Cue. If Cue’s assessment is proven to be correct, Ironbark would be three times the size of the Scarborough, Wheatstone, or Pluto fields. Cue welcomes BP’s technical expertise and knowledge of the Carnarvon Basin through their long participation in the North West Shelf Joint Venture and we look forward to working with them to attract an Operating Partner to drill the Ironbark-1 well.”
“In June Cue’s new Board announced a three-part strategy for the Company of; having a sustainable business operating within its means, delivering disciplined growth, and pursuing opportunities that offer step-change returns to shareholders. Our earlier announcements of a 40% reduction in overheads and administrative costs, a multi-year extension of our gas producing assets in Indonesia, and these agreements with BP show good progress in implementing all three elements of our strategy. I look forward to providing further updates in due course.”
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