Looking to 2011

Looking forward, our portfolio now supports ongoing growth from North American shale (natural gas and liquids) and Southeast Asia. This is underpinned by a decade of sustainable (mostly liquids) production from our North Sea assets and conventional proper

Capital Spending

  • Cash exploration and development spending of approximately US$4 billion, with an additional US$370 million of non-cash capital.
  • Expected production growth of 5-10% against 417,000 boe/d in 2010. In addition, the BP Colombia acquisition will add 12,000-15,000 boe/d of incremental production. Approximately half of this expected production growth will be liquids.

North America

  • North American spending of approximately US$1.7 billion, with a 35% reduction in spending on dry gas.
  • Talisman plans to increase activity in the liquids rich Eagle Ford shale, conventional oil properties and the Farrell Creek shale play.

North Sea

  • Cash capital spending is expected to be approximately US$1.2 billion in the North Sea, with approximately two–thirds of the spending in the UK.
  • Talisman expects growing volumes in the UK from the continued development of Auk North and further work on Montrose/Arbroath.
  • First production from the Yme field in Norway is expected mid-year.

Southeast Asia

  • Southeast Asia spending of approximately US$700-800 million.
  • Development projects include startup at Jambi Merang, drilling and optimization at Corridor and Ogan Komering in Indonesia, infill drilling offshore Malaysia, and the Kitan field, offshore Australia.

International Exploration

  • US$700 million in international exploration spending with a number of key wells in Colombia and Peru, as well as activity in the North Sea, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq and the first shale wells in Poland.