ICE-CAP.net - Information

Introduction Following completion of our major Circum Arctic study (CAP) this www.ice-cap.net website not only allows licensees of the study immediate worldwide access to the entire product but also provides for all companies (regardless of whether they have licensed the study) access to new Arctic technical information and data. Up to date information on petroleum related activity and new technical, political and economic issues and news within the Arctic is available on a monthly basis. Subscribers to the ice-cap website gain access each year to new product. In 2004 an up to date revised structural elements map for the Circum Arctic Study was produced. This is still accessible but only via the ICE-CAP website. During 2005 a re-analysis of the economics section of the Circum Arctic study was undertaken to reflect the strengthening market not only in oil and gas prices but also in development costs, steel etc. A detailed review of North American gas market in relation to the Arctic pipelines and LNG transport has been included. All the economic cases run within the Circum Arctic study (listed below) have been re-assessed. All accessible via the ICE-CAP website only. Case Studies Alaska-Chukchi Sea-Offshore-Gas Alaska-North Slope-Alpine and Kuparak River Fields-Onshore-Oil Alaska-North Slope-Prudhoe Bay Field-Onshore-Gas Canada-Mackenzie Delta-'What If' Play-Onshore-Oil Canada-Mackenzie Delta-Taglu, Tuk and Parsons Fields-Onshore-Gas Canada-Arctic Islands-Drake Point Field-Near Offshore-Gas Canada-Arctic Islands-White Fish Field-Offshore-Gas Canada-Beaufort Sea-Amauligak Field-Offshore-Oil and Gas Canada-Beaufort Sea-Adlartok Field-Offshore-Oil Greenland-Melville Bay-Offshore-Oil Norway-West Coast-Heidrun Type-Offshore-Oil Norway-Barents Sea-Snohvit and Askaladd Fields-Offshore-Gas Norway-Barents Sea-Gotlait-Offshore-Oil Russia-Barents Sea-Shtokmanov Field-Offshore-Gas Russia-Kara Sea-Rusanov Field-Offshore-Gas Russia-Pechora Sea-Prirazlomn Field-Offshore-Oil Russia-Timan Pechora-Kharyaga-Onshore-Oil Russia-Yamal Peninsula-Tenbei South Field-Onshore-Gas In 2006 we updated basic well information for all Arctic wells released since the Circum Arctic Project (CAP) completion and added georeferenced map related figures from CAP for both the Petroleum Systems and the Reservoirs. For subscribers to the ICE-CAP website in 2007 the New Technical Content will include an update on specific aspects of the extensive Geochemistry Analysis included within the CAP (Circum Arctic Project) report plus a review of the latest Arctic climate research and predictions (ice retreat, ocean currents etc). As ever, these updates will only be accessible via the website. Future topics might include reviewing the research into the extent of, and potential future decrease in, the size of the icecap. As a general comment this website allows for the provision of data, such as Russian well and seismic information, which would typically be difficult and expensive for individual companies to access. By negotiating group licences, with a consultancy in the lead, prices should be kept to a low level. Additionally news on all aspects of petroleum activities in the Arctic is provided. Standard data releases (e.g. well and potential field and areas of new spec. seismic surveys), conferences and published papers will be monitored with particular emphasis on the following topics: information on licensing rounds. released well data in Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Norway. exploration and development projects, including coverage of new export routes, especially in Russia. changes to the fiscal systems of the Circum-Arctic countries with particular emphasis on monitoring the development of the Russian PSA legislation. Access to Russian data packages - specially discounted to recognise multiple purchasers. environmental considerations relevant to exploration ranging from new drilling practices to ice retreat patterns. technical conferences on the Arctic with a listing of papers addressing subsurface issues. building links to key websites where detailed data resides. Information on exploration and development projects and new export routes in Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Norway will be based on frequent and systematic reviews of published data and conversations with key oil company executives. The equivalent Russian data will be accessed by reviewing a host of Russian language web sites, Russian language news services and Russian oil and gas company web sites. Data will be augmented by discussions with key executives in the Russian oil and gas industry and senior government officials, and will be founded on a thorough analysis of the structure of the Russian Oil and Gas Industry and government. DATE: Initiated in late 2003 and updated monthly COST: Annual subscription per company US$ 6,000 CONTACT: Paul Bathurst / Yvonne Drummond Shear Farm Barn North Road Goudhurst Kent TN17 1JR UK Tel: + 44 (0)1580 212080 Fax: + 44 (0)1580 212205 e mail: info@expgeo.co.uk

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