中国石化新闻网讯 据OE网站12月12日报道，挪威油气巨头Equinor已经开始在巴伦支海的Askeladd海上油田进行生产。
Askeladd的第一阶段将通过Melkøya的Hammerfest液化天然气工厂（HLNG）向市场输送180亿立方米的天然气和200万立方米的凝析油。
Askeladd是Snøhvit油田的一个卫星油田，是作为Snøhvit设施和Hammerfest液化天然气的海底接头开发的。
Equinor负责HLNG运营和维护副总裁Thor Johan Haave表示，Askeladd目前正在生产，这将有助于将Melkøya Hammerfest LNG的最高产量延长至三年。
正常生产期间，HLNG每天可产1840万标准立方米的天然气，即每年65亿立方米。Equinor表示，这相当于约650万欧洲家庭的需求，占挪威天然气出口总量的5%。
Haave补充道，HLNG为欧洲客户提供了大量的天然气，来自巴伦支海的天然气加强了我们作为可预测和可靠的天然气供应商的地位。Askeladd和该地区的其他项目将确保未来几十年HLNG的进一步价值创造和生产。
该项目最初于2020年完成，但不得不等到Melkøya工厂在同年火灾后恢复运营才投产。
Equinor表示，该开发项目已如期交付，比52亿挪威克朗的预计成本要低6.5亿挪威克朗。
Equinor负责该项目开发的高级副总裁Trond Bokn表示，该项目共投入了150多万工时，其中大部分由我们的供应商完成。在项目期间，Askeladd在挪威北部(主要在Hammerfest)创造了250-300人年的工作。此外，许多员工和供应商帮助重新启动了HLNG，这使得Askeladd和未来的项目分阶段实施成为可能。
据Equinor称，Askeladd是Snøhvit油田和HLNG基础设施进一步开发的几个项目中的第一个。接下来是Askeladd West的两口新井，与现有基础设施相连接，然后通过Snøhvit Future项目继续进行陆上压缩和电气化开发。
郝芬 译自 OE
原文如下：
Barents Sea: Equinor Starts Production from Askeladd Offshore Field
The Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has started production from the Askeladd offshore field in the Barents Sea.
The first phase of Askeladd will bring 18 billion cubic meters of gas and two million cubic meters of condensate to the market via the Hammerfest LNG plant on Melkøya.
Askeladd is a satellite field of the Snøhvit Field and was developed as a subsea tie-in to the Snøhvit facility and Hammerfest LNG.
"Askeladd is now producing, the gas will help extend plateau production from Hammerfest LNG on Melkøya up to three years," says Thor Johan Haave, Equinor’s vice president operations & maintenance, Hammerfest LNG.
During normal production, Hammerfest LNG (HLNG) delivers 18.4 million standard cubic meters of gas per day, or 6.5 billion cubic meters per year. This corresponds to the needs of around 6.5 million European households, or 5% of all Norwegian gas exports, Equinor says.
"HLNG delivers significant volumes to customers in Europe, and the gas from the Barents Sea reinforces our position as a predictable and reliable gas supplier. Askeladd and other projects in the region will ensure further value creation and production from HLNG for decades,” Haave adds.
The project was originally completed in 2020, but start-up had to wait until the Melkøya plant resumed operations after the fire that same year.
Equinor said that the development was delivered on schedule and NOK 650 million below the cost estimate of NOK 5.2 billion.
"Just over 1.5 million person-hours of work have gone into the project, most of them performed by our suppliers. During the project period, Askeladd generated 250–300 person-years of work in Northern Norway, mainly in Hammerfest. In addition, many employees and suppliers have helped restart Hammerfest LNG, which makes it possible to phase in both Askeladd and future projects," says Trond Bokn, Equinor's senior vice president for project development.
"Askeladd is the first of several projects in the further development of the Snøhvit field and the infrastructure around HLNG. Next up is Askeladd West with two new wells tied back to existing infrastructure, before further development continues with onshore compression and electrification through the Snøhvit Future project," Equinor said.
