壳牌在墨西哥湾深水区有重大油气发现

　　中国石化新闻网讯 据离岸工程网站5月11日消息 石油巨头壳牌在休斯顿东南偏南约245英里（394公里）的美国墨西哥湾深水区的Leopard有重大发现。

　　据壳牌公司称，Leopard井在多个层面遇到了超过600英尺（183米）的净产油量，目前正在进行评估，以进一步确定开发方案。

　　壳牌深水区执行副总裁Perdido Corridor表示：“Leopard扩大了我们在墨西哥湾的领先地位，是我们核心投资组合中令人兴奋的新成员，特别是考虑到它靠近佩尔迪多走廊的现有基础设施和其他勘探区。”

　　他说：“由于美国墨西哥湾的产量是世界上温室气体排放强度最低的区域一，壳牌仍对墨西哥湾充满信心，这一最新发现将有助于我们实现战略，将重点放在有价值、高利润的石油上，同时我们将上游的物质现金流维持到2030年代。”

　　壳牌公司表示，Leopard发现是一个机会，以提高在佩尔迪多走廊的产量，壳牌公司的Great White、Silvertip和Tobago油田已经投产。

　　Leopard位于OCS block Alaminos Canyon（AC）691，距离Whale勘探区以东约20英里（32公里），最近评估的Blacktip勘探区以南约20英里（32公里），距离Perdido 33英里（53公里）。

　　Leopard由壳牌（50%）运营和雪佛龙（50%）共同所有。

　　吴恒磊 编译自 离岸工程

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　　Shell Makes 'Significant' Discovery in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

　　Oil major Shell has made a significant discovery at the Leopard prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico, some 245 miles (394 km) south-southeast of Houston.

　　According to Shell, the Leopard well encountered more than 600 feet (183 meters) net oil pay at multiple levels, and evaluation is underway to further define development options.

　　"Leopard expands our leading position in the Gulf of Mexico and is an exciting addition to our core portfolio, especially given its proximity to existing infrastructure and other discoveries in the Perdido Corridor," said Paul Goodfellow, Shell's Deepwater Executive Vice President.

　　"With our US Gulf of Mexico production among the lowest GHG intensity in the world, Shell remains confident about the GoM and this latest discovery will help us deliver on our strategy to focus on valuable, high margin barrels as we sustain material Upstream cash flows into the 2030s," he said.

　　Shell said that the Leopard discovery was an opportunity to increase production in the Perdido Corridor, where Shell's Great White, Silvertip and Tobago fields are already producing.

　　Meanwhile, Shell, one of the largest deep-water leaseholders in the US Gulf of Mexico, said that the Whale discovery, also in the Perdido Corridor, was progressing toward a final investment decision in 2021.

　　Leopard is located in OCS block Alaminos Canyon (AC) 691, approximately 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of the Whale discovery, 20 miles (32 km) south of the recently appraised Blacktip discovery, and 33 miles (53 km) from the Perdido host.

　　Leopard is operated by Shell (50%) and co-owned by Chevron (50%).