欧洲3石油巨头在埃及海上获得新天然气发现

中国石化新闻网讯 据美国钻井网站2020年7月29日报道，欧洲3石油巨头荷兰皇家壳牌公司、法国道达尔公司和英国石油公司日前在位于埃及海上的北埃尔哈马德许可证区块内的巴什鲁什井中获得了一个新的天然气发现。

尽管埃尼公司指出测试速率受到地面测试设备的限制，但该发现井据悉在测试期间仍可产出高达3200万标准立方英尺/天的天然气。根据埃尼公司的数据，巴什鲁什井的日产能预计可达到100万立方米天然气和800桶凝析油。

埃尼公司表示，埃尼公司及其合作伙伴将继续筛选巴什鲁什井的开发选项，以期通过与该地区现有基础设施的协同效应实现快速投产。

道达尔公司负责勘探的高级副总裁Kevin McLachlan在公司网站上发布的一份声明中说：“我们非常高兴地宣布在埃及海上获得了这一重要天然气发现。”

McLachlan在声明中补充说：“这些成果支持了我们的战略，即把我们的勘探预算的很大一部分用在现有基础设施附近寻找新的油气资源。”

McLachlan继续说：“这些资源的开发成本很低，因为它们可以快速连接现有基础设施并投入生产。”

埃尼公司通过其子公司IEOC持有北埃尔哈马德租借区37.5%的股份，英国石油公司持有37.5%的股份，道达尔公司持有其余25%的股份。

李峻 编译自 美国钻井网站

原文如下：

Majors Make New Gas Discovery|

Eni S.p.A, Total S.A. and BP plc have made a new gas discovery at the Bashrush well on the North El Hammad license offshore Egypt.

The well was said to have delivered up to 32 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (MMscf/d) during testing, although Eni outlined that the test rate was limited by surface testing facilities. The well deliverability in production configuration is estimated to be up to 100 MMscf/d of gas and 800 barrels of condensate per day, according to Eni.

Eni said that the company and its partners will continue screening the development options of Bashrush with the aim of fast-tracking production through synergies with the area's existing infrastructures.

“We are very pleased to announce this discovery in Egypt,” Kevin McLachlan, Total’s senior vice president of exploration, said in a company statement posted on Total’s website.

“These results support our strategy to allocate a significant share of our exploration budget to the search of hydrocarbons in the vicinity of existing infrastructures,” he added in the statement.

“These resources have low development costs since they can rapidly be tie-in and put into production,” McLachlan continued.

Eni holds a 37.5 percent operated interest in the North El Hammad concession through its affiliate IEOC. BP holds a 37.5 percent stake and Total holds the remaining 25 percent interest.