据离岸工程2月27日消息，英国石油化工跨国公司INEOS宣布向英国能源行业投资13亿美元（合10亿英镑），其中5亿英镑用于北海的海上业务。

这笔投资将对Forties管道系统（FPS）进行全面改造。FPS是一条235英里长的管道，连接着英国本土与85处北海油气资产。FPS始建于1975年，输送着英国40%的石油和天然气，每天石油运输量达到60万桶。

2017年4月， INEOS从英国石油公司（BP）收购了FPS以及相关的管道和设施。

该公司的FPS投资计划包括提高系统的可靠性，采用新技术，以及对环境系统进行现代化改造。预计这项投资将至少延长该管道20年的使用寿命，确保其在本世纪40年代仍能正常运行。

INEOS在其网站上的一份声明中表示：“这项投资将使FPS重振雄风，交付出一项满足北海油气生产商需求的长期资产。”

程张翔 编译自 离岸工程

原文如下：

INEOS to invest ￡500m in UK offshore pipeline

UK-based chemicals multinational INEOS announced an investment of $1.3bn (￡1bn) into the UK energy industry, including ￡500m into offshore operations in the North Sea.

The offshore investment is to overhaul the Forties Pipeline System (FPS), a 235-mile pipeline that links 85 North Sea oil and gas assets to the UK mainland. Opened in 1975, the FPS transports 40% of the UK’s oil and gas and is capable of transporting up to 600,000 barrels of oil per day.

INEOS acquired the FPS along with associated pipelines and facilities from BP in April 2017.

The company’s plans for the FPS include increasing the system’s reliability, implementing newer technologies and modernising the environmental systems.

The investment is expected to extend the life of the pipeline by at least 20 years, ensuring it remains functional into the 2040s.

In a statement on its website, INEOS said: “This investment will rejuvenate FPS, delivering a long-term asset that meets the needs of North Sea oil and gas producers.”