中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社8月13日报道,周一,澳大利亚的桑托斯公司表示,第四座天然气钻井平台已经在南澳大利亚的库珀盆地开始运营,因为该公司希望提高产量,进入澳大利亚东部的供应市场。
桑托斯公司在一份声明中表明,该钻井平台(965)将在年底前钻出8口油井,这将使该地区今年预计开采的气井数量达到近90口。
桑托斯公司首席执行官Kevin Gallagher说:“开采更多的油井,降低生产成本是保持天然气价格下行压力的最佳途径。”
该公司表示,将于2018年向东海岸国内市场供应约70千万亿焦耳的天然气,约占预期需求的13%。
詹晓晶摘自路透社
原文如下:
Australia's Santos says has started fourth gas rig at Cooper Basin
Australia’s Santos Ltd on Monday said a fourth gas rig had started operations at the Cooper Basin site in South Australia, as it looks to ramp up output to supply markets in the east of the country.
The rig, the Ensign 965, will drill eight wells by year-end, Santos said in a statement. That will bring the number of gas wells expected to be drilled at the site this year to nearly 90.
“Drilling more wells and lowering production costs ... is the best way to keep downward pressure on gas prices,” said Santos Chief Executive Officer Kevin Gallagher.
The company said it is on track to supply about 70 petajoules of gas to the east coast domestic market in 2018, accounting for about 13 per cent of the anticipated demand.