埃克森美孚首次在苏里南海上发现石油

    中国石化新闻网讯 据土耳其新闻社12月14日消息称，美国能源巨头埃克森美孚在一份声明中说，该公司和马来西亚国家石油公司宣布在苏里南海上发现新的碳氢化合物。

    埃克森美孚负责勘探和新项目的高级副总裁Mike Cousins说：“在圭亚那的成功投资基础上，我们在苏里南的首次发现进一步巩固了埃克森美孚在南美的领导地位。”

    马来西亚国家石油公司将在苏里南海上52号区块钻探Sloanea-1探井，井深约为15682英尺(4780米)。

    该公司表示，52号区块位于苏里南首都帕拉马里博以北大约120公里的海上，占地面积120万英亩（4749平方公里）。

    该公司补充说，目前正在对这一发现进行评估，以确定其资源潜力。

    朱佳妮 摘译自 土耳其新闻社

    原文如下：

    ExxonMobil makes first discovery offshore Suriname

    American energy giant ExxonMobil and Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas announced a new hydrocarbon discovery offshore Suriname, ExxonMobil said in a statement.

    “Our first discovery in Suriname extends ExxonMobil’s leading position in South America, building on our successful investments in Guyana,” said Mike Cousins, senior vice president of exploration and new ventures at ExxonMobil.

    Operator Petronas will drill the Sloanea-1 exploration well of Block 52 offshore Suriname to a total depth of approximately 15,682 feet (4,780 meters).

    The company said Block 52, located approximately 120 kilometers offshore north of Suriname’s capital city, Paramaribo, covers an area of 1.2 million acres (4,749 square kilometers).

    The discovery is currently being evaluated to determine its resource potential, it added.