Production started at new gas fields in Medimurje project, Croatia
03/08/2016 MOL Group
MOL's Croatian subsidiary INA has successfully started its test production in two of its gas fields in Croatia, following a USD 64mn (HRK 450 mn) investment program in the MeÄ‘imurje project.INA has begun the test production of gas at two of its fields, VuÄÂkovec and Zebanec, as part of its MeÄ‘imurje project. At the third field, Vukanovec, production is expected to begin in early 2017.
Incremental production is estimated at around 2,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in H2 2016 on average and it is expected to further increase in 2017.
INA has invested USD 64mn (HRK 450 million) in the project. Five production wells were drilled and equipped along with a total of 100 kilometers of new pipeline. Cumulative yield of gas is estimated to be at around 1 billion cubic meters and the vast majority is to be exploited by 2024.
An additional main objective is that the carbon dioxide that is being extracted from the fields in the Međimurje project will be transported to the Žutica and Ivanić oil basins via pipeline. It will then be reinjected into the ground in the frame of INA's ongoing EOR project.
Dr. Berislav Gašo, MOL Group's E&P COO commented: "The Međimurje project, along with our comprehensive production optimization program in CEE, is yet another important part of MOL Group's efforts to maximize the extraction of profitable barrels of hydrocarbons, which helps to ensure that our portfolio is creating value even in the current oil price environment. The expected incremental production of around 2,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day will keep onshore hydrocarbon production in Croatia on its growing trend."
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