据离岸工程4月17日报道称，日本油气勘探生产和运输公司日本石油勘探株式会社（JAPEX）已开始在北海道日高海岸地区进行勘探钻井。
这项钻井工作是受日本经济产业省国家资源与能源结构（ANRE）委托进行的海上勘探项目的一部分。
该项目旨在通过对勘探井结果的分析来评估该地区石油和天然气资源的存在情况。
勘探井位于北海道日高地区近海近50公里处，深度约为1,070米，是根据ANRE拥有的“SHIGEN”地震船只获得的地球物理测量结果选定的。
这项勘探钻井和评估工作已经完成准备工作，包括2018年10月在该地点进行的初步海底勘测。
勘探钻井作业预计将持续到7月下旬，通过作业获得的数据将稍后用于分析和评估目的。
徐蕾 摘译自 离岸工程
原文如下：
JAPEX Begins Drilling at Offshore Hokkaido
Japanese hydrocarbon exploration, production and transportation company, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX) has started the exploratory drilling at offshore Hidaka area of Hokkaido.
The drilling job is a part of the offshore exploration project commissioned by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (ANRE).
This project is aiming to evaluate the presence of oil and natural gas resources in the area based The location of the exploration well is approximately 50 kilometers offshore of Hidaka area of Hokkaido with the depth of approximately 1,070 meters, which has been selected based This exploratory drilling and evaluation has been decided upon completion of the preparation works including a preliminary seabed survey at the location conducted in October 2018.
The operation of exploratory drilling is expected to be carried out until late July, and the data obtained through the operations will be later utilized for analysis and evaluation purposes.
