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Jotun FPSO Sail Away

13th Mar 2025 07:00

RNS Number : 4597A
Kistos Holdings PLC
13 March 2025
 

13 March 2025

 

 

Kistos Holdings plc

 

("Kistos" or "the Company")

 

 

Balder Future Update - Jotun FPSO Sail Away

 

 

Kistos (LON: KIST), an independent energy company focused on generating value across the upstream and midstream markets, notes the announcement made today by Vår Energi, the Operator of the Balder Area, regarding the tow-out of the Jotun FPSO from the Worley Rosenberg yard in Stavanger, Norway.

 

The first stage of the Jotun sail away programme will commence with the FPSO vessel performing inclination tests at the quayside before being towed to Åmøyfjorden for inshore sea trials and anchor installation work. After this, the vessel will be towed to the field for installation. With all 14 production wells completed and associated subsea equipment installed, the tie-up and final commissioning of the Jotun FPSO is expected to be undertaken over the coming months, with first oil targeted for the end of Q2.

 

The Jotun FPSO sail away represents an important milestone in the Balder Future project and redevelopment of the Balder Area, extending the life of the field beyond 2045. Once online, the project is expected to increase the area's peak daily production by 80,000 boepd (gross), which is expected to occur approximately three to four months following first oil.

 

Furthermore, it is expected that the completion of Balder Future and the commitment of the partners to this project will unlock future infill drilling, exploration opportunities, and tie-back developments with a short time to market. Kistos, alongside the Operator, is progressing with further development and exploration projects across the Balder Area with a view to converting 2C resources to 2P reserves in the short to medium term.

 

Andrew Austin, Executive Chairman of Kistos, commented:

 

"The Jotun FPSO sail away is a major milestone for the Balder Future project, ensuring it remains on track to deliver first oil by the end of Q2 ahead of reaching peak production by year-end, with 8,000 boepd net to Kistos in addition to the current Balder Area Production of circa 3,000 boepd net. This near-term production uplift is expected to have a meaningful impact on our cashflow.

 

Beyond first oil, we remain focused on converting contingent resources into reserves and are actively working alongside the Operator to progress the new appraisal and development opportunities that the installation of the Jotun FPSO will offer across Balder. This represents a significant upgrade in the infrastructure to extract hydrocarbons from what is recognised as a prolific basin. We are excited to be part of this journey."

 

Vår Energi is Operator (90%) of the Balder field with Kistos Energy Norway AS as partner (10%).

 

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Contacts

 

Kistos Holdings plc

Andrew Austin

 

 

via Hawthorn Advisors

Panmure Liberum (NOMAD, Joint Broker)

James Sinclair-Ford / Dougie McLeod / Mark Murphy

 

 

Tel: 0207 886 2500

Berenberg (Joint Broker)

Matthew Armitt / Ciaran Walsh

 

 

Tel: 0203 207 7800

Hawthorn Advisors (Public Relations Advisor)

Henry Lerwill / Simon Woods

 

 

Tel: 0203 745 4960

Camarco (Public Relations Advisor)

Billy Clegg

Tel: 0203 757 4983

 

Glossary

 

2C resources

those quantities of petroleum estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from known accumulations by application of development projects, but which are not currently considered to be commercially recoverable owing to one or more contingencies.

2P reserves

the sum of proved and probable reserves, denotes the best estimate scenario of reserves

boepd

barrels of oil equivalent per day

FPSO

floating production, storage, and offloading vessel

mmboe

million barrels of oil equivalent

 

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