中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社1月6日奥斯陆报道,挪威国家石油公司勘探部门主管蒂姆?多德森周五(6日)在奥斯陆对采访他的挪威金融日报Dagens Naeringsliv报记者说,挪国油时下正在考虑是否终止其在美国墨西哥湾代价巨大的寻找石油和天然气。
作为一个拥有少数股份的许可证合作伙伴的挪国油是这个地区数个发现的一部分,但是,尽管已耗资数十亿美元,挪国油在其作为作业者的钻井活动中迄今未能发现石油。
多德森对记者说:“即使我们在这个领域投资了很多,然而由挪国油担任作业者的勘探活动到目前为止可以被定性为一个失败。”
他说:“我们将考虑是否和如何进行下去。”
挪国油在这个地区的最后一口井是在18个月前完钻的,这家公司今年将不会开钻任何井。
挪国油的一名发言人对路透社记者说,挪给油正在评估其在这个地区的工作,迄今还没有做出是否或不再继续作为一个作业者在那里进行钻井作业。
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原文如下:
Statoil May Stop Drilling In US Gulf Of Mexico
Reuters
Friday, January 06, 2017
OSLO- Norway's Statoil is considering whether to end its costly search for oil and gas in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the company's exploration chief told financial daily Dagens Naeringsliv (DN) on Friday.
Statoil has been part of several discoveries in the region as a junior licence partner, but the company has failed to strike oil in the drilling campaigns it has operated, despite spending billions of dollars.
"Even if the fields we have are paying off, the Statoil-operated exploration campaign could so far be characterised as a failure," Tim Dodson told DN.
"We'll consider whether to and how to proceed," he said.
Statoil's latest well in the region was drilled some 18 months ago and the company will not spud any in 2017.
A Statoil spokesman told Reuters the company is evaluating its work in the region and that no decision has been made on whether or not to continue drilling there as an operator.