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"Exploration Opportunities Offshore Nova Scotia"



  • Exploration Opportunities Offshore Nova Scotia, Canada
  • (Call for Bids NS09-1)


  • Carl Makrides
  • Geologist & Petrophysicist
  • Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board


  • PROSPEX 2009
  • December 10, 2009
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  • Mandate of the CNSOPB
  • Exploration & Development Offshore Nova Scotia
  • Exploration Opportunities (Call for Bids NS09-1)
  • Web Access to Digital Well & Seismic Data
  • Flexible Licencing
  • Summary






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Mandate
  • Health & safety for offshore workers
  • Protection of the environment
  • Management & conservation of petroleum resources
  • Employment & industrial benefits
  • Issuance of offshore licences
  • Resource evaluation, data management & distribution
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206 N.S. Offshore Wells
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Cohasset/Panuke Project
  • 1st Canadian offshore oil production
  • Produced from: 1992-1999
  • Produced 44.5 MMBbls light oil
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Sable Offshore Energy Project
  • Production began 1999
  • 5 producing gas fields
  • Average daily production ~400 MMscf/d
  • >1.54 Tcf produced to date
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Deep Panuke Gas Project
  • >1Tcf IGIP (mean)
  • 659 Bcf rec. gas (mean)
  • 2nd pipeline to shore
  • On production Q4 2010
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Location Map (NS09-1)
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Sable Gas Project - Pipelines
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Parcel 1 - Overview
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Parcel 1 - Overview
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Marmora Gas Field
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Marmora Dip Line (Zoom in)
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Parcel 1 - XSection
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Log Analysis - Marmora Sand 1
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Marmora – Reserves
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Parcel 1 Exploration Potential
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Parcel 2 - Overview
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Propeller
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Propeller (Con’d)
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Dolphin
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Dolphin (Con’d)
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Parcel 2 - Additional Potential
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Source Rocks (Parcels 1 & 2)
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Free web access to digital
well & seismic data
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Flexible Licencing
  • Highest work expenditure bid awarded Exploration Licence (EL)
  • Deposit is higher of $50,000 CDN or 1% of WE bid - refundable
  • EL holders have 3 years to assess geology, raise financing, attract partner etc. – After 3 yrs: Walk away or post 25% WE bid (refundable)
  • Incentives for early geoscience work - 150% credit for work in first 3 years of EL
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Nominating Land
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Summary
  • 2 industry nominated shallow water parcels open for bid offshore Nova Scotia
  • Parcel 1
    • Marmora IGIP [P90 - P10]: 113 – 187 Bcf (mean 148 Bcf)
    • Marmora Rec. Gas [P90 - P10]: 78 - 132 Bcf (mean 104 Bcf)
    • Exploration prospects: South & East Marmora & North Glenelg
  • Parcel 2
    • Exploration prospects: Propeller, Dolphin, Logan Canyon Channels, Carbonate Bank etc.
  • Free Access to Digital Well & Seismic Data via the Web
  • Flexible Licencing - low cost to acquire licence & incentives for early geoscience work




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Thank-You

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