据道琼斯伦敦7月1日消息,尽管自去年以来大幅下挫的油价已经阻止多数企业推进极富野心和昂贵的项目开发,但是壳牌公司仍然计划推进墨西哥湾Appomattox深水项目的开发。
壳牌表示公司已经将该项目的成本削减了20%,主要是通过设计改进、供应链节支和减少开发需要的油井数量等。公司估计该项目的盈亏平衡点为55美元/桶。
壳牌预计该项目将在2020年左右开始投产,峰值产量将达到17.5万桶标油/天。
唐绍红摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
Shell Approves Gulf of Mexico Appomattox Projec
By Sarah Kent
LONDON--Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) is pressing ahead with plans to develop its Appomattox deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico, despite the steep drop in oil prices over the last year that has discouraged many companies from moving forward with ambitious and expensive ventures.
The Anglo-Dutch oil giant said it had reduced the cost of the project by 20% through design improvements, supply-chain savings and reducing the number of wells required for development. It estimates the break-even price for the Appomattox development at $55 a barrel.
The company is targeting peak production equivalent to 175,000 barrels of oil a day, and expects the project to start up around the end of the decade.