OMV fosters its presence in the UK
OMV has been awarded 16 exploration blocks and part-blocks in one of its
core growth markets West of Shetlands

2012-11-09  + + +  OMV (U.K.) Limited, a 100% subsidiary of OMV Exploration and Production GmbH, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded 16 exploration blocks and part-blocks, in five separate prospective licenses, in the 27th UK Offshore Licensing Round. All licenses are in OMV's core area West of Shetlands, two of which are operated by OMV, one by Dana Petroleum, one by Nexen and one by Statoil.

The blocks awarded to OMV and its partners are as follows:

West of Shetlands
- Blocks 205/15, 205/20, 206/11c ¡V Nexen (operator), OMV
- Blocks 213/5, 214/1, 215/30, 216/26, 216/27 - OMV (operator), E.On, JX Nippon
- Block 213/26a ¡V Statoil (operator), DONG, OMV
- Block 214/4c ¡V OMV (operator), E.On, JX Nippon
- Blocks 217/22, 217/23, 217/24, 217/25, 217/29, 217/30 ¡V Dana (operator), OMV

Jaap Huijskes, OMV Executive Board Member responsible for Exploration and Production: 'We are very pleased with this result, as we have been awarded all blocks for which we submitted applications. Our focus for new exploration in the UK is on the West of Shetland area, and we intend to build on our already good track record in exploration there in the last 10 years, having made important new discoveries in the Cambo, Rosebank and Tornado Fields. We are also pleased to build on existing partnerships in the area with Statoil, Dana and DONG whilst establishing new ones with Nexen, E.On and JX Nippon. The exploration of these new blocks will allow us to build further on our already strong asset base West of Shetlands'.

Source: Johannes Vettel, OMV (www.omv.com)

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