MAERSK OIL TURKMENISTAN BV (OPERATED BY WINTERSHALL)
http://www.maersk.com
Operational Status
Maersk Oil was acquired by TotalEnergies in 2018.[i]
Company Information
“Maersk Oil Turkmenistan BV provides oil and gas exploration and production services and is based in the Netherlands. The company operates as a subsidiary of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S.”[ii]
Contact Information
Headquarters Kassel:
Wintershall Dea AG
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 160
34119 Kassel, Germany
T: +49 561 301-0
F: +49 561 301-1702
info@nullwintershalldea.com
Headquarters Hamburg:
Wintershall Dea AG
Überseering 40
22297 Hamburg, Germany
T: +49 40 6375-0
F: +49 40 6375-3162
info@nullwintershalldea.com
Maersk Headquarters
A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S
Esplanaden 50
1098 Copenhagen K
Denmark
T: +45 3363 3363
F: +45 3363 4108
History in Turkmenistan
In 2002, Turkmenistan awarded Maersk Oil and Exploration a Production Sharing Agreement for offshore Blocks 11-12. According to 2007 agreements, the shareholders in the project were Maersk Oil (36%), Wintershall (34%) and OMEL (30%), with Wintershall as operator.[iii] For several years in a row, Wintershall press releases simply stated that the company was pursuing exploration activities in Turkmenistan, without providing any details.
In January 2010, the Maersk/Wintershall/OMEL consortium surrendered rights to Blocks 11-12 due to poor exploratory results.[iv]
Wintershall was a bronze sponsor of the 2010 Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Conference.[v]
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[i] TotalEnergies, “Total Closes the Maersk Oil Acquisition and Becomes the Second-Largest Operator in the North Sea,” https://totalenergies.com/media/news/press-releases/total-closes-maersk-oil-acquisition-and-becomes-second-largest-operator-north-sea. Accessed January 13, 2022. [ii] Bloomberg, “Maersk Oil Turkmenistan BV,” http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=13501231. Original weblink no longer active. [iii] http://www.maerskoil.com/en/AreasOfActivity/Turkmenistan/Pages/Turkmenistan.aspx. Original weblink no longer active. [iv] Mishra (2010). [v] 26th Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Conference, https://www.ogt-turkmenistan.com/en. Accessed November 4, 2021.