壳牌受飓风艾达影响的海上设施将于11月重启

　　中国石化新闻网讯 据10月25日hydrocarbonprocessing.com报道，壳牌周五表示，预计一个因飓风艾达造成的破坏而关闭的海上设施将在11月上半月恢复生产，从而比预期更早地恢复墨西哥湾一种受欢迎的原油等级的生产。

　　这家石油巨头是受艾达飓风打击最严重的生产商， 8月份飓风席卷墨西哥湾，从市场上带走了2800万桶原油。

　　壳牌此前表示，预计其West Delta-143海上设施将在2021年底前停产维修，该设施将从三个主要油田转运石油和天然气，并在陆上终端进行加工。

　　这些油田是Mars含硫原油的主要来源，美国和亚洲的炼油商非常看重这种等级的原油。由于买家寻找替代品，供应中断阻碍了出口，并推高了原油价格。

　　壳牌表示，一旦WD-143设施投入运营，随着生产商增加产量，Mars输油管道预计将恢复正常服务。该管道预计将停产到2022年初。

　　Rystad Energy曾表示，由于收到艾达飓风的影响，设施受损，预计墨西哥湾每天将有20万至25万桶石油的供应受到影响。

　　王佳晶 摘译自 hydrocarbonprocessing.com

　　原文如下：

　　Shell expects Ida-hit offshore facility to restart in November

　　Shell said on Friday it expects an offshore transfer facility, which was shut due to damage from Hurricane Ida, to be operational in the first half of November, restarting production of a popular Gulf of Mexico crude grade earlier than expected.

　　The oil major was the hardest-hit producer from Ida, which tore through the Gulf of Mexico in August and removed 28 MM barrels from the market.

　　Shell previously said it expected its West Delta-143 offshore facility, which transfers oil and gas from three major fields for processing at onshore terminals, to be offline for repairs until the end of 2021.

　　The fields are a key source of Mars sour crude, a grade prized by oil refiners in the United States and Asia. The disruptions hampered exports and raised crude prices, as buyers searched for substitutes.

　　Once the WD-143 facility is operational, the Mars oil pipeline expects to resume normal services as producers ramp up production, Shell said. The pipeline was expected to be offline until early 2022.

　　About 200,000 to 250,000 barrels per day of oil supply from the Gulf of Mexico was expected to be affected due to damage to the facilities from Ida, Research firm Rystad Energy had said.