据路透社6月25日伦敦报道,荷兰皇家壳牌公司周一(25日)宣布,壳牌公司将在北海开发弗拉姆气田(Fram gas field),这是壳牌公司今年在这个老化盆地批准的第三个油气项目。
壳牌公司是在今年1月份批准扩建Penguins油田以及位于设得兰群岛以西由英国石油公司(BP)担任作业者的各拥有50%股份的合资公司Alligin油田以后对弗拉姆气田项目作出最终投资决定的。
英国北海是世界上最老的海上盆地之一,其原油生产始于上世纪70年代,原油产量在上世纪90年代末达到顶峰。近年来,由于一系列新项目陆续投产,壳牌公司的生产出现了适度复苏。
由于钻机日费率下降、设计简化以及利用新技术,壳牌公司和其他石油生产公司利用2014年以来油价暴跌的机会降低了项目成本。
弗拉姆气田项目将包括钻取两口井,这两口井将通过管道连接到壳牌公司的Shearwater平台,而不再另外新建平台,从而节省资金并允许更快开发。
李峻 编译自 路透社
原文如下:
Shell Gives Go-Ahead To Third North Sea Oil, Gas Project In 2018
Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday it will develop the Fram gas field in the North Sea, its third project approval in the ageing basin this year.
Shell's final investment decision (FID) on Fram follows the green light for the expansion of the Penguins field in January, and the 50-50 joint venture Alligin field in the west of Shetlands area which is operated by BP.
The UK North Sea is one of the world's oldest offshore basins whose production started in the 1970s and peaked in the late 1990s. It has enjoyed a modest production revival in recent years thanks to a wave of new projects coming on stream.
Shell and other producers have used the collapse in oil prices since 2014 to reduce costs of projects thanks to lower rig rates, simpler designs and the use of technology.
The Fram project will include drilling two wells that will be connected by pipeline to Shell's Shearwater platform rather than to a new one, saving money and allowing faster development.