Received applications

The following field development plans have been filed with the Danish Energy Agency.

Application for further development of the South Arne Field
The 25th of June 20109 Hess Denmark ApS applied for approval of Stage 2 in Phase 3 for the further development of the South Arne Field.

The application is seeking approval for two new platforms and 11 new production wells.
One of the new platforms will be an unmanned wellhead platform (WHP-N) app. 2,5 km to the North of the existing South Arne platform. The other new platform will be a wellhead platform (WHP-E) bridge linked to the existing South Arne platform to the south of the existing platform. Additional necessary modifications to support the tie-in of the new facilities to the existing South Arne infrastructure will be performed.

The total cost is in excess of 5 billion DKK. On the basis of the new wells it is expected to produce app. 5,6 MMm3 oil and app. 1,2 BNm3 gas.

The application is now being processed by The Danish Energy Agency.

Application for further development of Lille Torup Gaslager (gas storage)
On the 4th of September 2008 The Danish Energy Agency received an application from Energinet.dk Gaslager A/S for expansion of the gas storage capacity and for extension of the license by 25 years. The application for the expansion of storage capacity on 1580 million m3 would come from leaching of new caverns and re-leaching of old caverns.  

The application is now being processed by The Danish Energy Agency.


Application for a new natural gas storage by Tønder cityOn the 20th of June 2007 The Danish Energy Authority received an application for establishing and operation of a new natural gas storage in a geologic structure partly beneath the city of Tønder. The applicant is Dansk Gaslager ApS.

The application is now being processed by The Danish Energy Agency.
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