Maria is a producing conventional oil field located in shallow water in Norway and is operated by Wintershall Dea Norge. The field is located in block 6406/3P (PL 475 BS), 6406/3P (PL 475 CS), 6407/1P (PL 475 BS), and 6507/10P (PL 475 CS), with water depth of 994 feet.

Field participation details

The field is owned by BASF, Petoro, Centrica, LetterOne Holdings and Stadtwerke Munchen.

Maria Field, Ownership (%)BASFPetoroCentricaLetterOne HoldingsStadtwerke Munchen33.50%30.00%13.80%16.50%6.20%100%

Production from Maria

The Maria conventional oil field recovered 41.30% of its total recoverable reserves, with peak production in 2021. The peak production was approximately 20.77 thousand bpd of crude oil and condensate. Based on economic assumptions, production will continue until the field reaches its economic limit in 2042. The field currently accounts for approximately 1% of the country’s daily output.

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Remaining recoverable reserves

The field is expected to recover 32.24 Mmboe, comprised of 32.24 Mmbbl of crude oil & condensate. Maria conventional oil field reserves accounts 0.01% of total remaining reserves of producing conventional oil fields globally.

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About Wintershall Dea Norge

Wintershall Dea Norge AS (Wintershall Norge), a subsidiary of Wintershall Holding GmbH is an oil and gas company that offers exploration, extraction, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. The company offers services such as drilling, wells operations, commercial technology, procurement, exploration, production operations, field development, and business development programs. Its oil and gas exploration projects comprise Maria, Aasta Hansteen, Skarfjell, Asterix, Syrah, Polarled, Murchison, Ivar Aasen, and others. Wintershall Norge also provides operation of subsea field projects. The company operates through its licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. It has its operations in Stavanger, Kassel and Bergen, Norway. Wintershall Norge is headquartered in Stavanger, Norway.

Methodology

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