据11月2日Energy Vioce报道,根据一份新的报告,北海运营商必须缩短近30年的等待时间,将新的石油发现尽快行商业开发。
英国石油和天然气管理局(OGA)警告称,该行业必须加快步伐,除非石油生产设施退役速度过快,新发现的油田无法利用现有的基础设施。
该报告指出,从海上石油和天然气被发现到项目获得批准(即最终投资决策)的平均时间为25年。FID和石油启动生产之间的时间长达三年。
报告表示,今后75%的新开发项目规模都将缩小,并与现有的生产平台和管道相连接,而不是新建基础设施。
报告称:“随着更多油田停产,使用现有基础设施的使用率减少,从发现石油到最终投资决策的时间需要缩短。如果英国大陆架要最大限度地利用现有基础设施,行业需要专注于将项目交付到正确的细节层面,以便尽可能高效、快速地做出最终投资决定。”
2018年的其他关键调查结果显示,60%的项目按时交付,而2017年前仅为25%。去年共有20个项目获得批准,需要39亿英镑的资本支出。
OGA表示,2019年和2020年预计将出现类似的生产运营项目,但由于计划不够成熟,不确定性增加,到2021年,活跃的生产运营设施预计将下降至10个以下。
邹勤 摘译自 Energy Vioce
原文如下:
North Sea must reduce 30-year wait for discoveries to be produced – OGA
North Sea operators must reduce the almost 30-year window it takes to bring new discoveries to development, according to a new report.
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has warned that the industry must quicken its “pace” unless decommissioning happens too rapidly for new discoveries to use existing infrastructure.
The Project Insights Report states the average time between offshore oil and gas being discovered and projects reaching sanction – known as Final Investment Decisions (FIDs) – is 25 years.
The time between FID and first production is then a further three years.
It added that 75% of new developments from this point are expected to be smaller and linked to platforms and pipelines which are already in place in order to be produced, rather than have new infrastructure.
The report said: “Pace is an issue as the window to use existing infrastructure reduces as more fields cease production.
“The duration from discovery to final investment decision needs to be reduced.”
The report added: “Industry needs to focus on delivering projects to the correct level of detail for a Final Investment Decision as efficiently and quickly as possible, if the UK Continental Shelf is to make the most use of the existing infrastructure.”
Other key findings for the 2018 period showed that 60% of projects were delivered on time, compared with 25% for pre-2017 figures.
A total of 20 projects were consented last year, requiring capital expenditure of £3.9billion.
The OGA said 2019 and 2020 are expected to see similar levels of activity but that is expected to drop to less than 10 in 2021 as plans are less mature, bringing higher uncertainty.