Transcript - International Pavilion

Oil and gas exploration and production
in France
-Administrative, legal and fiscal framework
-Access to data
DGEMP
MINEFI Organization
GENERAL DIRECTORATE FOR ENERGY &
RAW MATERIALS (DGEMP)
DGEMP organization
Directorate of Energy &
Mineral Resources 1st Department
Office of Mining Legislation
Missions of 1st Department
(Hydrocarbon Resources Department)
 Managing oil and gas exploration and production
activities in France (office 1B or « BEPH »)
 Analysing international oil and gas market evolution assessing and ensuring oil and gas supplies by developing
contacts with producing countries (office 1C)
 Furthering development of competitive oil and gas and
service industries, through cooperation with Institut
Français du Pétrole (IFP) and a special fund for the support
of oil and gas technical research (office 1A)
Missions of BEPH
 participation, in association with other departments, in
the procedures for review and renewal of oil and
gas prospecting and production titles (1) (technical
assessment, arbitration in the event of competition);
 advising oil companies on the preparation of their
applications;
 updating of the oil and gas database of French
subsoil, by collecting from the operating companies all
data related to oil and gas exploration and production
activity.
 giving access to public data and information
 promoting French oil and gas acreage
(1) and also gas, oil products and chemicals underground storage sites
BEPH publications
Annual report
Oil and gas acreage map
Monthly bulletin
Well and seismic base maps (on request)
Web pages (French and English) at :
http://www.beph.net/
Availablity of seismic data
 10 years confidentiality period for raw data
 Processed and interpreted data remaining confidential
 Possibility to view sections for quality check
 Part of data stored by BEPH, but main part stored by
the companies (mainly TOTAL, ESSO Rep)
 Database (ACCESS + Mapinfo GIS)
Availability of well data
 Complete collection of well reports and logs at BEPH
 Confidentiality :
– 10 years for offshore and field wells
– immediately released for onshore exploration wells
 Database (ACCESS + Mapinfo GIS)
Key figures on BEPH database
 Seismic data :
– raw data : number of media : 5,000 +
– paper reports (field reports) : 2,000
– seismic sections (confidential) : 26,000
 Well data :
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well project reports (confidential) : 4,000
final well reports : 4,000
final composite logs : 4,800
well logs : 28,000 rolls
well cuttings : 8,500 boxes
BEPH database : digitalization progress
 Seismic data :
– raw data : cartridges and/or CDrom
– seismic sections (confidential): .tif files (on CDRom)
 Well data :
– final well reports : > 2,000 out of 4,000 scanned and
stored in .pdf format
– final composite logs : 4,800 scanned, in .tif format
– well logs : small part on tapes/cassette + scanning in
progress since march 2005 (-> .tif files)
Role of mining legislation office
(Bureau de la législation minière)
Redaction, in association with other
departments, of new regulatory texts, or
amendments to existing texts concerning mineral
resources exploration and exploitation (1);
Review of legal aspects of applications;
Redaction of awarding texts.
(1) and also gas, oil products and chemicals underground storage sites
Exploration permit awarding process
 Application possible at any time, provided the
chosen area is free (no exploration permit, no
production title)
 Application reviewed at the central and at the local
levels
 Competition process (90 days after publication of
application in the EU Official Journal)
 Duration : > one year
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(4) CGM : Conseil Général des Mines
BEGINNING OF PERMIT
Exploration permit terms - 1
 Three periods possible, 3 to 5 years per period
 Area reduction compulsory at each renewal :
– 50% at first renewal, 25% at second renewal
 Relinquished areas freely chosen by owner(s)
 Right of renewal conditioned by fulfillment of
financial commitments
Exploration permit terms - 2
 No area limitation (grid pattern in “decigrades”)
 No rental fees
 Farm-in/Farm-out possibility
 Exclusive right to apply for a production concession
Oil and gas production : specific tax system
 Progressive Mining Royalty
 Local Mining taxes
 No surface rentals
Oil and gas production : specific tax system - 2
 Progressive Mining Royalty for new fields (according
to annual production)
– oil : 0 (< 50,000 tons) to 12% (> 300,000 tons) of
wellhead value,
– gas : 0 (< 300 million cum) to 5% (> 300 million cum) of
wellhead value.
Oil and gas production : specific tax system - 3
 Local Mining taxes (2004 rates)
– paid to local communities and « départements »
(regional administrative division)
– oil (new fields) : 2.17 euros/ t to local communities,
2.76 euros/ t to « département » (resp. 0.35 and 0.44
US$/bbl) (*)
– gas (new fields) : 0.628 euros/1000 cum to local
communities, 0.794 euros/1000 cum to
« département » (resp. 17.8 to 22.5 US$/Mcuft) (*)
(*) for 1 euro = 1.2 US$ and 1 t # 7.5 bbl
Mining acreage
Applications and awardings
Evolution of onshore acreage
Evolution of offshore acreage
Applications and awardings
Exploration applications (on- and offshore)
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Applications
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20
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Granted Permits
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Evolution of onshore acreage
Evolution of onshore
exploration acreage in France
Area in thousands sqkm
50
40
30
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19
94
19
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19
96
Paris Basin
19
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19
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19
99
Aquitaine Basin
20
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20
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Other areas
20
03
20
04
Evolution of offshore acreage
Evolution of offshore
exploration acreage in France
Area in thousands sqkm
120
100
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Mediterranean Sea
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Bay of Biscaye
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Western approaches, English Channel
Overseas
TITRES MINIERS
Demandes
MERISIER
2 H et 3 H
ST LAZARE 2 H
Exploration
Exploitation
Attribution
BLEUE LORRAINE
CHAMPOTRAN 23 D
CHARMOTTES 109 GH
St FIRMIN DES BOIS
47 BGD, 70 et 119 GD
FORAGES
Extension ou
Développement
PARIS
COURTENAY
58 GD et 59 GD
Exploration
CHATEAURENARD 17 GD
Demande
L'ATTILA
Attributions
CHÂTEAU-LANDON,
AUFFERVILLE, NEMOURS
COURBEY 5 G2D
0
100
Kilomètres
LES MIMOSAS 1G D
PARENTIS 222 H
Attribution
GAZ DE SAINT-ETIENNE
CAMPAGNE 1
LE LANOT 1 G2 D
62° W
59° W
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Antigua
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Guadeloupe
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Dominique
Dominique
Dominique
Dominique
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Dominique
Dominique
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Grenadines
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Sainte-Lucie
Sainte-Lucie
Sainte-Lucie
Sainte-Lucie
Sainte-Lucie
Sainte-Lucie
Sainte-Lucie
Sainte-Lucie
Attribution
CANAL DE CORSE
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Martinique
Martinique
Martinique
Martinique
Martinique
Martinique
Martinique
Martinique
Martinique
Attribution
CARAVELLE
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Barbade
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Attribution
GAZ DE GARDANNE
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200