壳牌爱尔兰海洋气田开始投产

据道琼斯伦敦12月31日消息，壳牌公司周三表示，在克服了近二十年的开发和当地民众的反对后，爱尔兰最大之一的能源项目当前开始生产天然气。

壳牌和合作伙伴本周开始从Corrib海洋天然气田输送天然气田至一个内陆的终端，就在周二，壳牌和合作伙伴刚刚获得爱尔兰通讯、能源和自然资源部的最终批准。

Corrib天然气田是爱尔兰历史上四次商业天然气发现之一，是由Enterprise Oil公司在1996年发现的，位于距梅奥村海岸约83公里处的大西洋上。

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Shell Pipes First Gas From Field Off Ireland

By Sarah Kent

LONDON -- One of Ireland's largest energy projects is now producing natural gas, Royal Dutch Shell PLC said on Wednesday, overcoming nearly two decades of development and local opposition.

Shell and its partners this week began piping gas from the offshore Corrib field to an inland terminal after gaining final consent on Tuesday from Ireland's Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.

The Corrib gas field, one of four commercial gas finds in Ireland's history, was found by Enterprise Oil in1996 in the Atlantic Ocean about 83 kilometers (52 miles) off the coast of rural County Mayo.