據今日油價網站1月5日消息 美國石油巨頭埃克森美孚公司周三表示，公司在圭亞那近海的Stabroek區(qū)塊又發(fā)現(xiàn)了兩處石油，這增加了此前公布的該區(qū)塊100億桶油當量可采資源量的估計。

?？松梨谠诠鐏喣歉浇鼌^(qū)塊的Fangtooth-1和Lau Lau-1井發(fā)現(xiàn)了高質量的含油氣砂巖儲層，該區(qū)塊在未來幾年繼續(xù)是美國公司的優(yōu)先勘探和生產區(qū)域之一。

埃克森美孚勘探和新企業(yè)高級副總裁邁克·卡森斯表示：“這兩項發(fā)現(xiàn)增加了我們對該資源的了解，也增加了我們對該區(qū)塊勘探潛力的持續(xù)信心。我們認為，迄今為止的許多發(fā)現(xiàn)可能導致多達10個開發(fā)項目?！?/p>

自2015年首次在圭亞那近海發(fā)現(xiàn)石油以來，?？松梨谝呀浽谶@個南美國家的海域發(fā)現(xiàn)了20多處石油。

目前，圭亞那希望利用過去五年中發(fā)現(xiàn)的大量石油和天然氣，建立一個以自身能源為動力的經濟。

由于埃克森美孚在圭亞那近海的巨大發(fā)現(xiàn)，這個南美國家在2020年初成為原油出口國。在過去兩年中，該美國石油巨頭及其在多產Stabroek區(qū)塊的合作伙伴赫斯又發(fā)現(xiàn)了十幾處石油，而Liza一期項目對石油公司和圭亞那來說都十分有利可圖。

赫斯表示，Liza一期和二期開發(fā)項目的收支平衡分別為每桶35美元和25美元左右。Liza二期的啟動預計在2022年年中通過浮式、生產、儲存和卸載船（FPSO）實施，每天可生產高達22萬桶石油。

?？松梨诮裉爝€表示，帕亞拉油田Stabroek區(qū)塊的第三個項目Prosperity FPSO船舶的船體已經完工，新加坡正在進行上部組塊施工活動，計劃在2024年投產。第四個潛在項目Yellowtail的油田開發(fā)計劃和環(huán)境影響評估已提交給政府和監(jiān)管部門審查。

王磊 摘譯自 今日油價

原文如下：

ExxonMobil Announces Two New Oil Discoveries In Guyana

ExxonMobil has made two more discoveries in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, which add to the previously announced 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels recoverable resource estimate for the block, the U.S. supermajor said on Wednesday.

Exxon struck high-quality oil and hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone reservoirs at the Fangtooth-1 and Lau Lau-1 wells in the block off Guyana, which continues to be one of the U.S. corporation’s priority exploration and production areas for the next few years.

“Both discoveries increase our understanding of the resource, our continued confidence in the block’s exploration potential, and our view that the many discoveries to date could result in up to 10 development projects,” said Mike Cousins, senior vice president of exploration and new ventures at ExxonMobil. 

Since 2015, when it first struck oil offshore Guyana, Exxon has made more than 20 discoveries in the waters of the South American nation.

Now Guyana wants to capitalize on the large oil and gas discoveries over the past half-decade to build up an economy powered by its own energy resources. 

The South American nation became a crude oil exporter in early 2020, thanks to Exxon’s huge discoveries offshore Guyana. Over the past two years, the U.S. supermajor and Hess Corp, its partner in the prolific Stabroek Block, have made a dozen more discoveries, while the Liza Phase 1 project is very profitable for the oil corporations and for Guyana.  

Liza Phase 1 and 2 developments break even at around $35 a barrel and $25 per barrel Brent, respectively, Hess says. Liza Phase 2 start-up is expected in the middle of 2022 via a floating, production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) designed to produce up to 220,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd).

Exxon also said today that the hull for the Prosperity FPSO vessel, the third project on the Stabroek block at the Payara field, is complete, and topside construction activities are ongoing in Singapore for planned production start-up in 2024. The Field Development Plan and Environmental Impact Assessment for the fourth potential project, Yellowtail, have been submitted for government and regulatory review.