據(jù)OE網(wǎng)站9月7日?qǐng)?bào)道，英國(guó)油氣行業(yè)組織呼吁在北海地區(qū)頒發(fā)新的鉆井許可證，并迅速對(duì)該行業(yè)進(jìn)行投資，以緩解油價(jià)高企對(duì)消費(fèi)者的影響。目前英國(guó)正在應(yīng)對(duì)幾十年來(lái)最嚴(yán)重的能源危機(jī)。

英國(guó)首相誓言立即采取行動(dòng)，幫助人們應(yīng)對(duì)飆升的能源費(fèi)用，這些費(fèi)用可能使許多人在今年冬天無(wú)法取暖，并在競(jìng)選期間表示，她將尋求從北海開(kāi)采更多的石油和天然氣。

去年歐洲基準(zhǔn)天然氣價(jià)格翻了兩番。

英國(guó)海上能源公司（OEUK）是一個(gè)海上石油、天然氣、氫氣和風(fēng)能生產(chǎn)商的行業(yè)組織，其警告稱，英國(guó)今年冬天可能面臨潛在的能源短缺，而全球能源價(jià)格可能在至少三年的時(shí)間里保持在高位。

OEUK市場(chǎng)情報(bào)經(jīng)理Ross Dornan表示，英國(guó)確保天然氣和石油供應(yīng)安全的最佳方式是增加對(duì)本國(guó)資源的投資。

2022年上半年，受英格蘭東海岸新項(xiàng)目的推動(dòng)，英國(guó)天然氣產(chǎn)量較去年同期增長(zhǎng)26%。

OEUK在周三發(fā)布的一份報(bào)告中表示，如果沒(méi)有投資激增，這種增長(zhǎng)可能是“短暫的”。該工業(yè)機(jī)構(gòu)認(rèn)為，到2030年，油氣行業(yè)的資本投資潛力將達(dá)到260億英鎊（約合300億美元）。

英國(guó)并不直接依賴產(chǎn)能大國(guó)的天然氣進(jìn)口，但其通過(guò)管道與歐洲國(guó)家連接，以及從其他地區(qū)進(jìn)口液化天然氣，這意味著該國(guó)也受到了歐洲和全球價(jià)格上漲的影響。

OEUK表示，如果沒(méi)有新的投資，到2030年，該國(guó)將不得不進(jìn)口約80%的天然氣和約70%的石油，而目前分別為60%和20%。

綠色組織認(rèn)為，英國(guó)增加石油和天然氣開(kāi)采與其2050年達(dá)到凈零排放的氣候目標(biāo)不一致。

“地球之友”的科學(xué)、政策和研究主管邁克?查爾茲表示，由于新許可證需要多年的開(kāi)發(fā)，這對(duì)解決生活成本危機(jī)毫無(wú)幫助。

油氣公司Enquest的首席執(zhí)行官在周二接受路透社采訪時(shí)也敦促下屆政府為北海油氣公司提供投資激勵(lì)。

EnQuest的Amjad Bseisu表示，在英國(guó)北海增加油氣鉆探是解決當(dāng)前能源危機(jī)的解決方案之一。

郝芬 譯自 OE

原文如下：

UK Oil and Gas Producers Call for More Investment to Ease Energy Crunch

Britain’s oil and gas industry body called for new drilling licenses in the North Sea and rapid investment in the sector to mitigate the impact of high prices on consumers as the country grapples with the worst energy crisis in decades.

The incoming UK Prime Minister has vowed to act immediately to help people cope with surging energy bills that threaten to leave many unable to heat their homes this winter and said during her campaign she would seek to extract more oil and gas from the North Sea.

Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), an industry body for offshore oil, gas, hydrogen and wind producers, warned that Britain could face potential energy shortages this winter while global prices could remain high for at least three years.

“The best way for the UK to ensure secure gas and oil supplies is by increased investment in its own resources,” said Ross Dornan, OEUK’s market intelligence manager.

Gas production in the United Kingdom rose 26% in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period last year, buoyed by new projects off England’s east coast.

OEUK said in a report published on Wednesday that the increase could be “short-lived” without a surge in investment. The industrial body sees a potential for 26 billion pound ($30 billion)capital investment in oil and gas sector by 2030.

Britain is not directly reliant on gas imports, but its connectivity to the European countries through pipelines and its imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from other regions mean that it is also affected by the European and global price increases.

Without new investment, it will have to import around 80% of its gas by 2030, and around 70% of its oil, up from around 60% and 20% now respectively, the OEUK said.

Green groups have argued ramping up Britain’s oil and gas extraction is at odds with its climate target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.

“This will do nothing to tackle the cost of living crisis as new licenses take many years to develop,” said Mike Childs, head of science, policy and research at Friends of the Earth.

In an interview with Reuters on Tuesday, the CEO of British oil and gas firm Enquest also urged the incoming government to offer investment incentives to North Sea oil and gas companies.

Increasing oil and gas drilling in the UK North Sea is one of the solutions to tackling the current energy crisis, EnQuest’s Amjad Bseisu said.