挪国油在挪威近海发现石油

　　中国石化新闻网讯 据世界天然气10月25日报道，挪威国家石油公司(Equinor)的英国项目合作伙伴Longboat Energy表示，该公司在挪威海的Egyptian Vulture勘探区发现了石油。

　　Longboat表示，该勘探井在下白垩统Intra-Lange地层发现了轻质石油。该油藏的顶部位于海平面以下3684 米，储层厚度达37米。

　　Longboat表示，挪国油估计发现的可采储量为1900万至6300万桶，现有石油资源为2.2亿至4.4亿桶。Longboat表示，Egyptian Vulture勘探区位于一个拥有重要基础设施和石油及天然气有出口选择的地区。该油田距离Asgard油田20公里，距离Kristin油田23公里，这两处油田均由挪国油运营。

　　Longboat首席执行官Helge Hammer表示，“我们非常高兴在获得rohette发现后，在我们的第二口勘探井Egyptian Vulture发现了轻质石油。这一令人振奋的发现具有巨大的潜力”。

　　这是今年年初Longboat计划开发的7口井中的第二口井。第一次钻井于9月中旬在Var enerji运营的rohette区块进行。Egyptian Vulture油井原计划在8月底开掘，但被推迟了。

　　第三口Aker BP运营的Mugnetind井正在进行钻探，第四口Ginny/Hermine井将于今年年底开凿。

　　王佳晶 摘译自 世界天然气

　　原文如下：

　　EQUINOR MAKES OIL FIND OFF NORWAY

　　Equinor has discovered oil at the Egyptian Vulture prospect in the Norwegian Sea, its UK project partner Longboat Energy said on October 25.

　　The well drilled at the prospect encountered very light oil in the Lower Cretaceous Intra-Lange formation, Longboat said. The top of the reservoir was reached at a depth of 3,684 m below the sea level, and a 37-m oil-filled gross interval was discovered.

　　Equinor estimates the find to hold 19-63mn barrels of oil equivalent in recoverable reserves and 220-440mn boe in in-place oil resources, Longboat said. Longboat said Egyptian Vulture was situated in an area with significant infrastructure and export options for oil and gas. The prospect is 20 km from the Asgard field and 23 km from the Kristin field, both of which are operated by Equinor.

　　"We are very pleased to have made a material light oil discovery in our second exploration well, Egyptian Vulture, following the Rodhette discovery announced only two weeks ago, Longboat CEO Helge Hammer said. "The large areal extent and oil-in-place volume range demonstrates the very significant upside potential of this exciting discovery."

　　This is the second of seven wells planned at prospects that Longboat farmed into in a deal earlier this year. The first was drilled at the Var Enerji-operated Rodhette prospect in mid-September. The Egyptian Vulture well was scheduled to be spudded in late August but was delayed.

　　Drilling of the third well in Longboat's campaign is underway at the Aker BP-operated Mugnetind well in the south North Sea, and the fourth, Ginny/Hermine, is due to be spudded by the end of the year.