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Premier Oil defers project development and exploration spending into 2016

Friday, November 13th 2015 - 14:04 UTC
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Premier Oil will move into 2016 some spending on projects such as its Sea Lion field in the Falkland Islands. Premier Oil will move into 2016 some spending on projects such as its Sea Lion field in the Falkland Islands.
Premier oil production so far this year had averaged 57,500 barrels per day (bpd), ahead of full-year guidance of 55,000 bpd, which it left unchanged. Premier oil production so far this year had averaged 57,500 barrels per day (bpd), ahead of full-year guidance of 55,000 bpd, which it left unchanged.
CEO Durrant said Premier was in a good position to acquire further assets in the North Sea as many fields remained on sale in this mature basin. CEO Durrant said Premier was in a good position to acquire further assets in the North Sea as many fields remained on sale in this mature basin.

The successful Falkland Islands' exploration company Premier Oil has cut full-year capital expenditure as the oil producer deferred some project development and exploration spending into 2016, it said on Thursday. Like its peers, Premier Oil has to reduce spending to cope with a halving in oil prices since a peak in June last year that has eaten into revenues.

 The group now expects to spend $1.05 billion this year on developing projects and exploration work, nearly $100 million lower than previously expected. It will move into 2016 some spending on projects such as its Sea Lion field in the Falkland Islands.

Next year, its budget is estimated at $650 million, 38% lower than this year mainly due to project completions, Premier said.

The energy company, whose operations stretch from Indonesia to the Falklands, said oil production so far this year had averaged 57,500 barrels per day (bpd), ahead of full-year guidance of 55,000 bpd, which it left unchanged.

Analysts have been keeping a close eye on the start-up of Premier Oil's Solan project in the North Sea which will add cash flow to the company's coffers.

Chief Executive Tony Durrant was reported by Reuters saying first oil would flow from the field just before Christmas. Durrant also said the company was in a good position to acquire further assets in the North Sea as many fields remained on sale in this mature basin.

“The market really is moving in our favour. We are one of the obvious acquirers in the UK, there's lots to look at, so we can afford to be quite rigorous with our criteria,” he said.

In the context of weak oil prices, Premier Oil said it had reduced costs by over 25% compared with last year. Further savings of 5-10% could be made next year.

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  • Think

    MercoPress..., our beloved independent news agency based in Uruguay says...:
    ***“Premier Oil defers project development and exploration spending into 2016”***

    The Times..., that despicable Imperial paper based in London, England says...:
    ***“Premier Oil puts Falklands oil drilling plan on hold”***
    http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article4612866.ece

    Hmmmmmmmmm....
    Whom can we believe?
    Chuckle chuckle chuckle..

    Nov 13th, 2015 - 07:18 pm 0
  • Marcos Alejandro

    The successful?

    Nov 14th, 2015 - 02:22 am 0
  • Clyde15

    #1
    Your point being ?

    Nov 14th, 2015 - 10:42 am 0
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