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CCEE Interview Series Caspian Center for Energy and Environment / ADA University January 24, 2014 CCEE Interview Series With Greg Riley Caspian Center for Energy and Environment (CCEE) of ADA University interviews BP's Director of Eurasian Exploration Mr. Greg Riley. Mr. Riley, apparently as time passes, BP learns more about the geology of the Caspian in general and about specific fields in particular. How do you see ACG five years from now? Could there be surprises – positive or negative? Greg Riley Greg Riley is BP's Director of BP operates Azeri-Chirag-Deepawater Gunashli (ACG) which Eurasian Exploration. He is a truly giant field – the largest oilfield in the Azerbaijan sector of the joined BP in 1999 and has deep Caspian basin and one of the largest offshore oil fields in the world. geological and exploration We feel a deep sense of responsibility in operating this field on behalf expertise in the Caspian. of Azerbaijan and our partners. It is geologically challenging with a Currently, Mr. Riley is complicated seabed including slumps, mud volcanoes and steep scarp. accountable for exploration and appraisal in the Caspian region With our global experience as operator of more than forty including exploration and giant fields across the world, we strongly believe that optimization of resource appraisal programs, the reservoir is closely linked with the use of technology in which we new acreage acquisition and have expertise. This includes 4D life-of-field seismic, intelligent wells seismic activity. and complex completions with world-class gravel packs, and distributed temperature sensing to reduce costs and reduce intervention times. We believe that with the right production plans in place and the right technologies that we continue to bring to the Caspian integrated with the optimal reservoir depletion plans, ACG can go on for decades to benefit Azerbaijan, our partners and the region as a world-class resource. 1 Caspian Center for Energy and Environment / ADA University January 24, 2014 How would you reflect on the current and potential natural gas volumes of ACG? ACG has remained a source of substantial gas supplies to the government of Azerbaijan for many years and it will continue to be so for decades. Under the production Sharing Agreement we partly re- inject ACG associated gas to maintain pressure in the reservoir and the remaining part is delivered to the national grid system for domestic use. When we say associated gas we mean a few billion cubic metres per year. But this is only the existing production. For the future, ACG’s Non Associated Gas (NAG) potential can be realised to make it an important gas producer. Our knowledge of the field has confirmed presence of large non-associated gas resources in the deeper horizons of ACG that can be developed in support of Azerbaijan’s plans to expand its new supplier role. But this will require new agreements with the government and we have been working with SOCAR for some years to agree the terms of such agreements. Could there be new developments about Shah Deniz beyond the second phase? Shah Deniz Stage 2 is a giant project on its own and this project will require a massive effort to deliver. With the plans to create a new gas development system that will include two new bridge-linked production platforms; 26 subsea wells to be drilled with two semi-submersible rigs; 500km of subsea pipelines built at up to 550m of water depth; it is going to be the first full-scale subsea project in the Caspian. However we believe Shah Deniz has a potential of development beyond our current plans. The appraisal and exploration wells, which we have drilled in the field, have discovered a new high pressure reservoir in a deeper structure below the currently producing reservoir. This means that by introducing new high-pressure technologies including those that have yet to be invented, Shah Deniz will have a full field development that will be extended to future phases. I personally strongly believe that Shah Deniz has a potential for a Stage 3 and even further developments. We will continue to work with SOCAR and our partners to continue our appraisals and assessments to underpin future plans for potential new stages beyond Stage 2. How optimistic are you about Shafag-Asiman field, what would be a tentative timeline for it? We are very optimistic about Shafag-Asiman. This block, lying some 125km south-east of Baku and covering an area of about 1,100 square kilometres, has never been explored. Located in a deepwater section of about 650-800 metres, it has a reservoir depth of around 7,000 metres. In January 2012, we completed the planned 3D seismic acquisition on the Shafag-Asiman structure. This seismic survey was the first in the area and was conducted in line with our exploration plans as defined in the 2011 production sharing agreement between BP and SOCAR on joint exploration and development of the structure. Over the rest of 2012 and into 2013, data was being processed from what is believed to have been the largest 3D survey ever conducted in Azerbaijan waters. Some 18 months will be required in all for data interpretation and another year for planning of the first exploration well. 2 Caspian Center for Energy and Environment / ADA University January 24, 2014 Are there any potential for new and significant oil and natural gas discoveries in Azerbaijan, offshore or onshore? We believe that the Caspian still has significant potential to be discovered. Globally, the future exploration trends say basically “go deeper, and look for more subtle, difficult to see traps”, so new deepwater exploration and re-exploration of shallow waters are among the major trends. BP has huge experience in operating at the frontiers of geography and technology, and executing projects at a scale only a few companies can take on. This year we hosted a major event in Baku to present BP’s global portfolio of technologies and the impact they are having, or could have if applied to the Caspian. These are technologies for which BP is either the best known or one of the longest-established users. These technologies allow us to conduct advanced seismic imaging and as a result to see new and exciting exploration opportunities Beyond operating the two most important hydrocarbon projects of Azerbaijan, what have been the contributions of BP in general to this country? Can we talk of significant technology and know- how transfer? Or, maybe something in terms of novel business practices? I already touched upon the technologies we are still bringing to the Caspian. I liked the “beyond petrol” interpretation for BP, and actually the effects of the work done by BP goes beyond oil and gas. BP has always seen a role for itself to play in developing Azerbaijan’s specialised human resources to international standards. Since early days of our presence in the Caspian region we have made it one of our priorities to train and develop nationals so that they are capable of competing with international experts and taking over senior roles from world-class BP experts. To support the achievement of this goal, together with our partners and SOCAR in particular, we have to date designed and implemented a number of unique training and development programmes. Today BP employs directly about 2,800 Azerbaijani nationals. In total, 84% of BP’s permanent professionals in Azerbaijan are nationals and many of them are in very senior leadership positions. Last year we successfully launched the petro- technical resource entry programme (PREP) – our new learning and development tool for national petro- technical graduates. The aim of PREP is to help develop national petro-technical expertise that benefits both the industry and Azerbaijan. Lasting 11 months, it is overseen by internationally recognized experts and companies. In addition to PREP, BP itself and jointly with its co-venturers has to date developed and operated many other successful learning tools to help professional development of national technical and petro- technical experts. These include the Caspian Technical Training Center (CTTC) located at the Sangachal Terminal, which to date has trained about 900 technicians, and BP’s internal Challenge programme. 3 January 24, 2014 Our multi-million dollar support to the Qafqaz University in establishing new chemical and mechanical engineering departments with about 200 students already majoring in these disciplines, the world-class laboratories that we have presented to this university, BP and co-venturers’ international standard Project Management School created at the Khazar University, and which has already trained 230 national experts, are just a few examples of BP and its partners’ support for national educational development. For many years together with our co-vernturers we have also awarded scholarships and bursary awards to a large number bright Azerbaijani students studying at national and international universities. To date about 650 Azerbaijani petro-technical students have received our scholarships and bursary awards. Another commitment is to help local companies to increase their participation in BP-operated projects through enhancing their capabilities, developing their business and building relationship with their potential clients. In parallel with increasing our joint operations and projects expenditure in Azerbaijan, which totalled more than $1.6 billion last year, we continue our flagship enterprise development and training programme. Its goal is to identify local companies and help them to achieve international standards, enhance their competitiveness and increase local content in our projects. What have been the most memorable personal aspects of your work in Azerbaijan since 1990s? I have been incredibly fortunate to witness up close the massive changes in Azerbaijan since the mid-1990s. Observing the growth in production at ACG and seeing how this oil capital is being converted into human capital literally overnight is an amazing thing to witness.
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