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Blade appoints Tristone Capital as advisor in exploring options to fund Cadlao re-development

Blade Petroleum announces that it has appointed Tristone Capital Limited as exclusive advisor in exploring options to fund the re-development of the Cadlao Oil Field located in Service Contract 6 (Cadlao), in the Republic of the Philippines, in which Blade holds an 80% participating interest and Operatorship.


The Cadlao Oil Field provides the opportunity to participate in a near term re-development which is set to deliver first oil in 2010.  Expected production is over 3 MMbbl in the first year. Further opportunities are likely in the area.


Cadlao Oil Field Re-development

  • Significant oil accumulation with mid case STOIIP of 38 MMbbl (gross) of 47º API crude.

  • Re-mapped reservoir (on 3D) indicating the original producers were sub-optimally positioned on 2D data, leaving significant attic oil.
  • Field previously produced over 11 MMbbls by natural flow (Amoco: 1981 – 1991).
  • Remaining estimated reserves independently assessed by RISC (2008) of 6.32 MMbbl 2P and 7.8 MMbbl 3P gross entitlement.
  • Phased development based on FID in Q1 2009 and first oil in Q3 2010 at rates in excess of 16,000 bopd.  

  • Two wells followed by up to 3 more after 6 months.
  • Low cost FPSO based development.
  • Minimal facilities due to high quality crude, very strong aquifer, limited gas.
  • Jack-up rig to drill from compact wellhead platform installed on a shallow subsea mound in 20m water.
  • Two exploration wells planned to target nearby prospects for early hook-up or tie-back.

Opportunity Highlights

  • Rapid investment-to-production opportunity delivering an estimated 3 MMbbl within 12 months of first oil.
  • Potential for Cadlao field to act as development hub for the surrounding area, to capture development of several discoveries on which Blade is negotiating options to operate/participate.
  • Other near-field discoveries awaiting development.
  • Independently assessed West Cadlao prospect having Prospective Resource of 8.0 MMbbl (MBA, 2007).
  • A further opportunity, Prospect ‘A’, is estimated by Blade to contain prospective resources of 2.8 MMbbl.
  • Attractive fiscal regime and strong support for the development from the authorities in the Philippines (70% cost recovery against oil production revenues, with opportunity for 100% cost recovery in first 6 months under an incentive scheme).
  • Local Philippines partner company (VenturOil having 20% participating interest) affords significant local value.


Further Information 

For further information please contact Mark Llamas (+44 207 355 5874 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Rolf Bakker (+44 207 355 5874 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) at Tristone Capital Limited (http://www.tristonecapital.com/).