中国石化新闻网讯 据海上能源3月6日报道，总部位于英国的能源巨头壳牌公司（Shell）在纳米比亚近海的一口探井中发现了新的石油，这口探井使用的是北海（Northern Ocean）的深海Bollsta半潜式钻机钻探的。这是自2022年2月以来，在纳米比亚第三次发现石油。
该轻质油发现于位于纳米比亚近海270公里处的PEL-39勘探许可区中的Jonker-1X深水探井。据卡塔尔能源公司（QatarEnergy）表示，该钻探作业于2022年12月开始，最近几天安全结束。卡塔尔能源公司是壳牌在该许可区的合作伙伴之一。
PEL-39勘探许可区由壳牌（作为运营商拥有45%的权益）、卡塔尔能源（45%工作权益）和纳米比亚国家石油公司（NAMCOR）（10%工作权益）组成的财团持有。
卡塔尔能源事务国务部长、卡塔尔能源总裁兼首席执行官Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi在评论这一宣布时表示，我们对这一令人鼓舞的发现感到高兴，这是我们在纳米比亚的第三个发现。我想借此机会向我们的合作伙伴壳牌公司和NAMCOR公司表示祝贺，并向纳米比亚共和国政府公司表示祝贺和感谢，他们一直非常支持这次勘探工作。
卡塔尔能源公司解释道，Jonker-1X井在2210米的水深中钻至6168米的总深度。卡塔尔能源巨头强调，正在对获取的数据进行评估，同时计划进行进一步评估，以确定发现的规模和可开采潜力。
作为提醒，壳牌于2022年8月租用了深海Bollsta半潜式钻机，作为运营经理的Odfjell Drilling在2022年第4季度开始运营时重新启用了该钻机，而Northern Ocean则进行了一次私募，筹集了约4000万美元的总收益，为重新启动提供资金。海上能源于2022年11月报道称，该钻机正在前往纳米比亚，与石油巨头一起执行钻井任务。
2020年建造的深海Bollsta第六代半潜式钻机采用莫斯CS60E设计，可容纳140人。该钻机可在水深达3000米的良性和恶劣环境中进行作业。
在此之前，卡塔尔能源公司于2022年2月宣布在位于纳米比亚近海奥兰治盆地的Graff-1井和Venus-1x勘探区获得了两处类似的石油发现。除了PEL-39勘探许可区外，卡塔尔能源还持有纳米比亚近海PEL-56(30%)和PEL-91(28.33%)的权益，总面积为28327平方公里。
此外，壳牌在2913A区块的格拉夫-1深水井钻探之后，已经在纳米比亚奥兰治盆地发现了石油。该井由Valaris DS-10钻井船钻探，并于2022年2月宣布发现。在该发现后的几个月里，该公司重点进行了大量的实验室分析，以更好地了解储层质量和可实现的潜在流量。
另一方面，超深水Venus-1X探井于2021年12月初使用Maersk Voyager钻井船开钻。Venus发现是由道达尔能源发现的。这是一个轻油和伴生气田，位于距纳米比亚南部海岸约290公里的奥兰治盆地，水深约3000米处。
郝芬 译自 海上能源
原文如下：
Shell makes another deepwater oil discovery offshore Namibia
UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has made a new oil discovery in an exploration well offshore Namibia with Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible drilling rig. This is the third oil discovery in Namibia since February 2022.
The light oil discovery was made in the Jonker-1X deepwater exploration well in the PEL-39 exploration license, which is located 270 km offshore Namibia. The drilling operations started in December 2022 and were safely concluded in recent days, according to QatarEnergy, which is>The PEL-39 exploration license is held by a consortium comprised of Shell (operator with a 45 per cent interest), QatarEnergy (45 per cent working interest), and the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) (10 per cent working interest).
Commenting>QatarEnergy explained that the Jonker-1X well was drilled to a total depth of 6,168 metres in a water depth of 2,210 metres. Qatar’s energy giant highlights that the acquired data is being evaluated while a further appraisal is planned to determine the size and recoverable potential of the discovery.
As a reminder, Shell hired the Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible rig in August 2022 and Odfjell Drilling, as the operations manager, moved to reactivate the rig for the beginning of operations in 4Q 2022 while Northern Ocean carried out a private placement to raise gross proceeds of about $40 million to fund the reactivation. Offshore Energy reported in November 2022 that the rig was>The 2020-built Deepsea Bollsta sixth-generation semi-submersible rig is of Moss CS60E design and can accommodate 140 people. The rig can carry out operations in both benign and harsh environments at water depths of up to 3,000 metres.
This discovery follows two similar announcements by QatarEnergy in February 2022 of oil discoveries in the Graff-1 well and in the Venus-1X prospect, both located in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia. In addition to the PEL-39 exploration license, QatarEnergy also holds interests in PEL-56 (30 per cent) and PEL-91 (28.33 per cent) offshore Namibia, covering a total area of 28,327 km2.
Furthermore, Shell already made an oil discovery>On the other hand, the ultra-deepwater Venus-1X exploration well was spud at the beginning of December 2021, using the Maersk Voyager drillship. The Venus discovery was made by TotalEnergies. This is a light oil and associated gas field, located in the Orange Basin, approximately 290 kilometres off the coast of southern Namibia, and in a water depth of approximately 3,000 metres.
