据能源世界网7月27日伦敦报道，荷兰皇家壳牌(Royal Dutch Shell)周一宣布了在墨西哥湾开发一个新油田的计划，这是该公司自荷兰法院下令加速实现碳减排目标以来首个获批的大型项目。

　　壳牌在一份声明中表示，该Whale项目由壳牌和雪佛龙共同运营，壳牌拥有该项目60%的股权，雪佛龙拥有40%的股权，预计最高日产量将达到约10万桶油当量。

　　Whale于2017年被发现，可采资源量为4.9亿桶油当量，计划于2024年投产。

　　今年 5 月，海牙一家法院命令壳牌加快其能源转型计划，并且到2030年将温室气体排放量减少 45 %，这一速度明显快于目前的计划。这样的削减将意味着其石油和天然气业务的下降。

　　壳牌表示，将寻求加快加速能源转型战略，深化碳减排，尽管计划对这一具有里程碑意义的裁决提出上诉。

　　壳牌油气生产主管Wael Sawan在一份声明中表示，深水Whale项目将使用与壳牌现有的Vito油田附近类似的平台，预计这将减少开发时间和成本。

　　壳牌周一表示，其“能源转型计划包括加大对低碳能源解决方案的投资，同时继续追求最节能、回报率最高的上游投资。”

　　壳牌表示，预计Whale的内部回报率将超过25%，远高于该行业10%-15%的平均水平。

　　郝芬 译自 能源世界网

　　原文如下:

　　Shell greenlights Gulf of Mexico 'Whale' oilfield project

　　Royal Dutch Shell announced plans on Monday to develop a new oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico, its first major project to get the go-ahead since a Dutch court ordered the energy company to accelerate its carbon emissions reduction targets.

　　The Whale development, operated by Shell which owns 60per cent of the project, alongside Chevron with 40per cent, is expected to reach peak production of around 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), Shell said in a statement.

　　Whale, which was discovered in 2017, holds a recoverable resource of 490 million barrels of oil equivalent and is scheduled to begin production in 2024.

　　In May, a court in The Hague ordered Shell to accelerate its energy transition plans and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45per cent by 2030, significantly faster than its current plan. Such cuts would mean shrinking its oil and gas business.

　　Shell said it will seek ways to accelerate its energy transition strategy and deepen carbon emission cuts, although it plans to appeal against the landmark ruling.

　　The deep-water Whale project will use a similar platform to an existing nearby Shell field, Vito, which is expected to reduce the development time and costs, Wael Sawan, Shell's head of oil and gas production, or uptream, said in a statement.

　　Shell said on Monday that its "energy transition plan includes increasing investment in lower carbon energy solutions, while continuing to pursue the most energy-efficient and highest-return upstream investments."

　　Shell said it anticipates Whale will deliver an internal rate of return of over 25per cent, significantly higher than the sector's average of 10per cent to 15per cent.