运营商推迟北海油井退役超50多年

    中国石化新闻网讯 据能源之声网站12月30日报道 最新数据显示，一些北海运营商推迟油气井退役已超过50年。

    来自石油天然气管理局（OGA）的数据发布之际，监管机构正试图打击推迟退役油井的公司，否则将为受到危机冲击的供应链创造工作机会。

    Perenco和Chrysaor负责两口最古老的油井，闲置了半个多世纪，但两家公司均未回应置评请求。

    该行业共有186口公开水域勘探和评价井，平均年龄近25年。

    OGA表示，希望看到这些油井退役的时间和成本出现“明显改善”，不过这些数据也让英国的监管制度受到质疑。

    王磊 摘译自 能源之声

    原文如下：

    Operators put off decommissioning North Sea wells for more than 50 years

    New figures have revealed that some North Sea operators have put off decommissioning oil and gas wells for more than 50 years.

    The data from the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) comes as the regulator seeks to crack down on companies deferring decommissioning wells, which would otherwise create work for the crisis-hit supply chain.

    Perenco and Chrysaor are responsible for the two oldest wells, sitting idle for more than half a century, however neither firm responded to requests for comment.

    There are a total of 186 open water exploration and appraisal (E and A) wells in the sector, with an average age of nearly 25 years.

    The OGA said it wants to see a “marked improvement” in the timing and cost of decommissioning these wells, though the stats have also brought into question the regulatory regime in the UK.