据石油和天然气管道新闻3月19日消息，随着英国近海贝莱德勘探区的出油，西卡点能源公司(Siccar Point Energy)开始了其2019年的钻探项目。

该项目将使用钻石海洋工程的Ocean GreatWhite半潜式钻井平台，预计将耗时约5个月，同时还包括设得兰以北的里昂勘探项目。

贝莱德勘探区位于设得兰西北140公里处，位于罗斯班克和坎博油田之间。西卡点公司于2017年通过收购OMV英国有限公司获得了P.1830区域的运营权益。壳牌英国有限公司去年与西卡点公司达成协议，将与贝莱德现有运营权持有者西卡点公司和森科尔能源英国有限公司一起，持有坎博油田30%的非运营股权。

贝莱德勘探区的勘探目标是多样性的储油层，这与邻近罗斯班克油田的储油层类似。如果成功，该区域将增加大量资源，并降低该地其他勘探区的风险。

西卡点能源公司首席执行官Jonathan Roger表示：“贝莱德是我们科罗娜山脊一带一个非常重要的勘探区，我们很高兴已经进入了勘探钻井阶段。2019年对我们来说将是非常激动人心的一年，我们将钻探两口材料探井，并将坎博油田的开发推进到项目批准阶段。”

程张翔 编译自 石油和天然气管道新闻

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Siccar Point Energy starts drilling off UK

Siccar Point Energy has commenced its 2019 drilling campaign with the spudding of an exploration well at the Blackrock prospect, off the UK.

The campaign, using Diamond Offshore’s Ocean GreatWhite semi-submersible rig, is expected to take around five months and also includes the Lyon exploration prospect North of Shetland.

Located 140 km north-west of Shetland, the Blackrock licence is located directly between the Rosebank and Cambo oil fields. Siccar Point acquired its operated interest in the P.1830 licence in 2017 by acquiring OMV UK Limited. Shell UK Limited joined the current Blackrock licence holders, Siccar Point and Suncor Energy UK Limited, last year in a deal with Siccar Point which included a 30 per cent non-operated interest in Cambo.

The Blackrock prospect targets multiple reservoirs similar to those underlying the neighbouring Rosebank field. If successful, it will add substantial resources as well as de-risk a portfolio of other exploration prospects in the region.

Jonathan Roger, CEO of Siccar Point said: “Blackrock is a very important prospect within our Corona Ridge acreage and we are pleased to have progressed to the exploration drilling stage. We have a very exciting 2019 in front of us with two material exploration wells to drill and progressing the Cambo development forward to project sanction.”