NW Natural will invest in a joint venture to develop gas reserves from the Jonah Field in Wyoming, US, under a 30-year agreement with Encana Oil and Gas.
NW Natural will pay $250m for a five-year period, with $45m-$55m a year to cover the expected drilling costs in exchange for working interests in certain sections of the Jonah Field.
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The firm expects to produce 8%-10% of the total volume of gas in the first ten years of joint venture.
According to the firm, Jonah’s two trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves will save more than $50m on a net present value basis over the life of the agreement for its customers in the state of Oregon.
