壳牌获得圭亚那首批原油经销权

据12月29日Hydrocarbon Processing报道，壳牌赢得了圭亚那首批原油的经销权。几天前，圭亚那刚刚开始生产石油，这个南美国家由此跻身全球石油供应国之列。

由埃克森美孚牵头、包括赫斯公司和中国海洋石油有限公司在内的一个财团上周五开始在Liza油田生产原油。这几家公司在一个大型海上区块发现了60多亿桶可开采的石油和天然气。

圭亚那没有石油生产的历史，也没有任何国内炼油能力，因此，该国上周启动了一项拍卖活动，圭亚那在现有合同下获得的石油份额中出售3批货物，并计划为明年初的原油市场份额寻找长期合作伙伴。

壳牌一位发言人表示，壳牌期待并支持圭亚那石油市场的发展，该国确立了作为全球市场主要新原油来源的地位。

圭亚那政府的第一批货物预计将在2月份起运。运营该项目并持有合资企业45%股权的埃克森美孚将直接运送这首批货物，而持有30%股权的赫斯将在本月晚些时候开始运送货物。

壳牌表示愿意分享关键的炼油技术，以帮助圭亚那了解Liza新品级原油的特征。

该国财政部在一份声明中表示:“此次出售是以布伦特原油价格为基础的，布伦特原油价格反映了原油的可交易现货市场价格。而定价细节将在之后公开。”

洪伟立 摘译自 Hydrocarbon Processing

原文如下：

Shell wins auction for Guyana's first three crude oil cargoes

Royal Dutch Shell won the rights to market Guyana’s first cargoes of crude oil, the government said, just days after oil production began and launched the impoverished South American country into the ranks of world suppliers.

An Exxon Mobil-led consortium, which includes Hess Corp and China’s CNOOC Ltd, began producing crude from the Liza well on Friday. The companies have discovered more than six billion barrels of recoverable oil and gas in a massive offshore block.

Guyana has no history of oil production, nor any domestic refining capacity, so it launched an auction last week to sell three cargoes from the share the government is entitled to under the contract. It plans to search for a partner for a longer-term deal to market the government’s share of crude early next year.

“Shell looks forward to supporting the development of Guyana’s oil marketing as it establishes itself as a major new source of crudes for the market,” a Shell spokesman said in a statement.

The government’s first cargo is expected to be lifted in February. Exxon, which operates the project and holds a 45% stake in the venture, will directly lift the first cargoes, while Hess, which holds a 30% stake, will lift a cargo later in the month.

It added that Shell demonstrated “willingness to share critical refinery information” to help it understand characteristics of Liza’s crude, a new grade.

“The sale has been premised on a Dated Brent price basis which reflects the tradable, spot market value of crude oil,” the department said in a statement. Pricing details will be publicly disclosed in the future, it added.