阿塞拜疆计划开发其4.1亿桶石油储备

中国石化新闻网讯 据今日油价3月21日报道，阿塞拜疆表示，对里海的石油储藏进行商业化是可行的，这为以石油为基础的经济，在国际价格冲击下萎靡不振的状况提供了一个小小机遇。

阿塞拜疆国有石油公司SOCAR在3月19日的一份新闻稿中称，卡拉巴赫油田位于离岸约100公里处，拥有6000多万吨原油(约4.1亿桶)。

油价本月大幅下跌，而石油和天然气占阿塞拜疆出口的90%以上。为了平衡预算，需要石油以高于53美元/桶的价格。本周，业内分析人士担心油价可能很快就会触及10美元/桶的低位。国际布伦特原油基准价格3月19日收于26美元/桶左右。

虽然SOCAR表示卡拉巴赫油田的开发将大大增加阿塞拜疆的石油收入，但目前还不清楚这个油田的经济价值是多少。卡拉巴赫油田深海3.4公里处，阿塞拜疆-基拉格-古涅什利(ACG)油田(已耗资至少360亿美元进行开发)的大部分油田都要深，但其石油储量仅为后者的8%左右。

此前对该油田的储量估计约为1亿桶。

2018年，SOCAR和挪国油签署了一份风险共担合同，对该地区进行评估和开发，各自持有50%的权益。Equinor还持有ACG 7.27%的股权，不过，Equinor没有就此事发表任何声明。

洪伟立 摘译自 今日油价

原文如下：

Azerbaijan Could Soon Tap Its 410 Million Barrel Oil Reserves

Azerbaijan says it has proven an oil deposit in the Caspian Sea is commercially viable, offering a small psychological boost as the country’s oil-based economy wilts under international price shocks.

The state oil company, SOCAR, said in a March 19 press release that the Karabagh field some 100 kilometers offshore holds more than 60 million tons of crude (about 410 million barrels).

The price of oil has fallen dramatically this month, battered both by the global coronavirus contraction as well as a Russian-Saudi price war.

Oil and gas account for over 90 percent of Azerbaijan’s exports. To balance its budget, Baku needs oil to sell above $53 per barrel. This week industry analysts feared a barrel could soon hit $10. The international Brent crude benchmark closed around $26 on March 19.

Though SOCAR says the “development of the Karabagh field will significantly contribute to Azerbaijan’s oil incomes,” it is unclear at what price the field would be economical. At 3.4 kilometers beneath the sea, Karabagh is deeper than most of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) mega field – which has cost at least $36 billion to develop – but holds only about 8 percent as much oil.

Previous estimates for Karabagh put its reserves higher, at around 100 million barrels.

In 2018, SOCAR and Norway’s Equinor (formerly Statoil) signed a risk-sharing contract to appraise and develop the site. Each holds an equal share. Equinor also has a 7.27 percent interest in ACG. Equinor has made no announcement about the development, suggesting SOCAR had rushed the news.