Offshore staff
PARIS – Britain’s Department of Energy and Climate Change has awarded GDF Suez E&P UK five more licenses under the second tranche of the 27th offshore licensing round.
All are in the southernNorth Sea. GDF Suez will operate three, and will partner with Centrica and Wintershall in the other two.
The company hopes to define future exploration targets for new gas that could be taken through its emergingCygnus offshore complex.
Block(s) | GDF SUEZ E&P UK interest (%) | Operator | Partner(s) |
Southern North Sea | |||
44/13 | 40% | GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd. | Centrica Bayerngas |
44/16b | 40% | GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd. | Centrica Bayerngas |
44/16c | 40% | GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd. | Centrica Bayerngas |
44/19a | 8.739% | Wintershall | Gazprom EWE Energie GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd. |
42/2(split), 42/3 (split) 42/7, 42/8b, 42/9b | 45% | Centrica | GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd. Atlantic Petroleum |
12/10/2013