埃克森美孚公司大约一周前宣布，在圭亚那近海面积达660万英亩的世界级斯塔布鲁克区块又获得了两个重要石油发现
仅斯塔布鲁克区块迄今获得了30多个新石油发现
圭亚那油田是该地区运营成本最低的油田之一
中国石化新闻网讯 据油价网11月5日报道，埃克森美孚公司牵头的一个国际财团日前在圭亚那近海又获得了大量高质量石油发现，从而确定圭亚那至少拥有110亿桶可开采石油资源。这一发现使这个贫穷的南美洲国家牢固地登上了全球石油版图。圭亚那-苏里南海上盆地被称为世界上最令人兴奋的石油前沿，吸引了全球能源公司的大量关注。尽管存在工业基础设施短缺和其他制约因素，但有明显迹象表明，为圭亚那带来巨大经济意外之财的石油繁荣即将爆发。大约一周前，埃克森美孚公司宣布在圭亚那近海面积达660万英亩的世界级斯塔布鲁克区块又获得了两个重要石油发现，斯塔布鲁克区块迄今已获得超过30个重要石油发现。其他能源公司也在圭亚那近海大举投资，圭亚那是南美洲油气运营成本最低的国家之一。在本十年结束之前，圭亚那有望成为全球领先的石油生产国和出口国。
埃克森美孚公司在圭亚那海上的最新石油发现是在位于斯塔布鲁克区块的Sailfin-1井和Yarrow-1井。Sailfin-1井发现了312英尺厚的含烃砂岩，而Yarrow-1井发现了75英尺厚的含烃砂岩。自2015年以来，埃克森美孚公司牵头的国际财团在斯塔布鲁克区块的石油发现数量已达到35个。埃克森美孚公司是该国际财团的运营商，持有该区块45%的权益，美国赫斯公司和另一家亚洲公司分别持有30%和25%的权益。
埃克森美孚公司牵头的国际财团为斯塔布鲁克区块的开发从乔治敦获得了极为有利的合同条款，一些分析师将其描述为有史以来获得的最有利的产量分成协议之一。因此，由于布伦特原油价格预计在每桶25至35美元的行业最低盈亏平衡水平，这些业务对埃克森美孚公司及其合作伙伴赫斯公司等来说将是非常有利可图的。正因为如此，埃克森美孚公司正在加大对斯塔布鲁克区块的投资力度，许多项目都提前完成。斯塔布鲁克区块预计将成为全球能源巨头的产能主要增长动力。
埃克森美孚公司加大了斯塔布鲁克区块的开发力度，目前丽莎一期和丽莎二期的生产能力超过了标称产能，日产量合计约为36万桶。这家美国综合能源巨头正在斯塔布鲁克区块的其他项目中作业。 其中包括22万桶/天的帕拉亚项目，该项目于2020年9月由圭亚那政府在乔治敦批准。除了丽莎油田作业的两艘产油、储油和卸油（FPSO）船外，埃克森美孚公司还将增加第三艘名为Prosperity的FPSO船。帕拉亚项目将有41口井，20口生产井和21口注水井，预计在2023年投产。然后是Yellowtail开发项目，计划有51口井，26口生产井和25口注入井。Yellowtail的石油日产能将达到25万桶，这将为埃克森美孚公司在斯塔布鲁克区块的油气作业增加第四艘FPSO船。预计该项目将于2025年开始生产。埃克森美孚公司预计，到2030年前，斯塔布鲁克区块的原油日产量将达到100万桶。
圭亚那正受到国际能源公司的广泛关注。加拿大中间油生产商Frontera能源公司在今年5月宣布在圭亚那Corentyne区块发现轻质原油和凝析油，并承诺在今年年内在圭亚那投资1.86亿美元。这比这家钻井公司最初预算的1.4亿美元增加了4600万美元。Corentyne区块的北段毗邻高产的斯塔布鲁克区块，由于共享斯塔布鲁克区块的石油通路，这是获得进一步发现的好预兆。Frontera能源公司持有该区块68%的权益，其子公司CGX能源公司(运营商)控制剩余32%的权益。
Frontera能源公司从其1.86亿美元的2022年圭亚那预算中，拨出5100万美元用于钻取Kawa-1井，1亿至1.3亿美元用于钻取Wei-1井，500万美元用于圭亚那港口项目。Kawa-1井发现了228英尺的产层有效厚度，其地质结构与相邻斯塔布鲁克区块发现的石油相似。Wei-1井位于Kawa-1井西北约9英里处，将在今年第四季度开钻，CGX在今年7月曾表示将继续钻井。在今年8月的公司报告中，Frontera能源公司确认钻取Wei-1井的计划。这家加拿大中间油生产商表示，钻井作业在今年10月开始。CGX的Corentyne区块北部三维地震勘探，加上Kawa-1井的成功勘探，以及东北部相邻的斯塔布鲁克区块和西部苏里南近海第58号区块附近的石油发现，都突显了Corentyne区块的巨大潜力。
这些最新的发展表明，圭亚那的石油繁荣将使该国成为拉丁美洲的主要石油生产国，有一天将与邻近的巴西(该地区最大的石油生产国)竞争。为了确保这个前英国殖民地的石油工业继续以令人印象深刻的速度增长，乔治敦专注于建设必要的基础设施，以支持石油工业。 圭亚那第一个深水港是在该国东部海岸的伯比斯河上，早在去年就由CGX开始建设，耗资数百万美元，将在2023年完工。投产后，该港口将成为支撑圭亚那蓬勃发展的石油繁荣的基础设施的关键组成部分，同时支持现有的两个石油和天然气港口，它将是圭亚那唯一的深水设施。今年10月，乔治敦宣布启动圭亚那第一个炼油厂的国际招标。圭亚那政府正在寻求在伯比斯河附近的国有土地上投资、设计和建造一个具有日加工3万桶原油能力的炼油厂的建议，这将进一步增强CGX港口的重要性。
考虑到圭亚那已经交付的可观的经济意外之财，不难理解乔治敦迫切希望确保圭亚那石油工业所需的关键基础设施正在建设中。在2020年疫情大流行期间，当几乎所有其他国家的经济增长都出现崩溃时，圭亚那的国内生产总值飙升了43.5%，然后在去年又增长了23.8%。国际货币基金组织预测，今年圭亚那的GDP将以57.8%的惊人速度增长，这是迄今为止世界上最快的增长率，圭亚那的经济自2020年以来一直保持着这一增速。随着圭亚那的石油生产和出口继续扩大，预计到2027年圭亚那的原油日产量将达到100万桶，圭亚那这种令人印象深刻的经济表现将继续下去。
李峻 编译自 油价网
原文如下：
Guyana’s Offshore Drilling Bonanza Is Just Getting Started
· Exxon>· The Stabroek block alone has seen over 30 discoveries.
· The Guyana oil patch has some of the lowest operating costs in the region.
After a swath of high-quality oil discoveries by an ExxonMobil-led consortium in offshore Guyana, which have identified at least 11 billion barrels of recoverable oil resources, have catapulted the impoverished South America country firmly>Exxon’s latest oil discoveries in offshore Guyana were with the Sailfin-1 and Yarrow-1 wells in the Stabroek Block. Sailfin-1 encountered 312 feet of hydrocarbon bearing sandstone while Yarrow-1>The Exxon led consortium secured extremely favorable terms from Georgetown for the development of the Stabroek Block, with some analysts describing it as>Aisan company because of forecast industry low breakeven prices of $25 to $35 per barrel Brent. It is for tis reason that Exxon is investing heavily ramping up activity in the Stabroek Block with many projects ahead of schedule. The block is expected to become a major growth driver for the global energy supermajor.
Exxon has ramped up activity in the Stabroek Block with the Liza Phase 1 and Liza Phase 2 operations now producing at above nameplate capacity to be pumping a combined total of around 360,000 barrels of petroleum per day. The integrated energy supermajor is working>Guyana is garnering considerable attention from international energy companies. Canadian intermediate oil producer Frontera Energy, which announced in May 2022 a light oil and condensate discovery in the Corentyne Block with the Kawa-1 well, is committed to spending $186 million in Guyana during 2022. That represents an increase of $46 million from the driller’s initial budget of $140 million. The northern section of the Corentyne Block is adjacent to the prolific Stabroek Block and believed to share that block’s petroleum fairway which bodes well for further discoveries. Frontera holds a 68% interest in the block with subsidiary CGX Energy, the operator, controlling the remaining 32%.
The driller from its $186 million 2022 Guyana budget has allocated $51 million to the Kawa well, $100 million to $130 million for drilling the Wei well and $5 million to the Guyana port project. The Kawa-1 well encountered 228 feet of net pay with the geological structure found to have similarities to oil discoveries made in the neighboring Stabroek Block. The Wei-1 well, which is roughly 9 miles northwest of Kawa-1, will be spudded during fourth quarter 2022 with CGX stating in July 2022 that drilling was to proceed. Frontera confirmed plans to drill the Wei-1 well in its August 2022 Corporate Presentation. The intermediate oil producer stated drilling was to commence during October 2022 subject to the rig being released by a third party. CGX’s northern Corentyne block 3D seismic survey coupled with the successful Kawa-1 well and nearby oil discoveries in the neighboring Stabroek Block to the northeast and Block 58 offshore Suriname to the west underscore the block’s considerable potential.
These latest developments indicate that Guyana’s oil boom will see the country become a major oil producer in Latin America, that will>It is easy to understand Georgetown’s eagerness to ensure that critical infrastructure required by Guyana’s petroleum industry is being constructed when the considerable economic windfall that has already been delivered is considered. During the 2020 pandemic, when nearly every other country saw economic growth collapse, Guyana’s gross domestic product soared by a whopping 43.5% which then grew by another 23.8% during 2021. The IMF has predicted that Guyana’s GDP will expand by an impressive 57.8% during 2022 which is by far the fastest rate of growth in the world and Guyana’s economy has held that title since 2020. Those impressive economic performances will continue as Guyana’s oil production and exports continue to expand with the country expected to be pumping as much as one million barrels of crude oil by 2027.
