据NS ENERGY 5月18日消息，雪佛龙和道达尔能源已经批准了位于美国墨西哥湾深水区的Ballymore项目，该项目将涉及约16亿美元的投资。

该油田于2018年发现，将通过钻探三个生产井进行开发。这些将通过一条4.8公里长的出油管线与现有的雪佛龙运营的Blind Faith平台相连。

Ballymore项目的第一批石油预计将于2025年开采。

据雪佛龙称，该项目生产的石油和天然气将利用现有基础设施进行运输。道达尔能源表示，这将确保降低开发成本和排放强度。

雪佛龙北美勘探和生产总裁Steve Green说：“雪佛龙在美国墨西哥湾的生产是我们投资组合中碳强度最低的生产之一，约为6千克二氧化碳当量/桶油当量，是全球行业平均水平的很小比例?！?/p>

“一旦完工，预计Ballymore将增加美国生产的能源的可靠供应，以帮助满足全球需求。该项目旨在通过使用海底回接方法、标准化设备和可重复的工程解决方案来降低开发成本——利用现有的运营基础设施?！?/p>

Ballymore标志着雪佛龙在美国墨西哥湾Norphlet区块中的首次开发。

该油田位于密西西比峡谷地区，水深约6600英尺，距离新奥尔良东南部约260公里。

雪佛龙公司表示，可以从该油田开采超过1.5亿桶石油当量资源。

通过其子公司雪佛龙美国公司，该公司拥有Ballymore项目60%的运营股权。道达尔能源通过其子公司TotalEnergies E&P USA持有剩余40%的股份。

道达尔能源美洲勘探和生产高级副总裁David Mendelson说：“在发现Ballymore油田仅四年后，就批准了该油田的开发，这是我们在墨西哥湾勘探努力的结果?！?/p>

“由于其循环发展理念，这一决定符合我们专注于低盈亏平衡和低排放石油项目的战略?！?/p>

祝精燕 摘译自 NS ENERGY

原文如下：

Chevron, TotalEnergies sanction $1.6bn Ballymore project in US Gulf of Mexico

Chevron and TotalEnergies have sanctioned the Ballymore project in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico, which will involve an investment of around $1.6bn.

Discovered in 2018, the field will be developed by drilling three production wells. These will be tied back to the existing Chevron-operated Blind Faith platform through a 4.8km long flowline.

First oil from the Ballymore project is expected to be drawn in 2025.

According to Chevron, oil and natural gas produced from the project will be transported by using the existing infrastructure. This will ensure lesser development costs and lower emission intensity, said TotalEnergies.

Chevron North America exploration and production president Steve Green said: “Chevron’s U.S. Gulf of Mexico production is some of the lowest carbon intensity production in our portfolio at around 6 kg CO2 equivalent per barrel of oil equivalent and is a fraction of the global industry average.

“once complete, Ballymore is expected to add a reliable supply of U.S. produced energy to help meet global demand. The project is designed to lower development costs by using a subsea tieback approach, standardised equipment and repeatable engineering solutions – leveraging existing operated infrastructure.”

Ballymore marks the maiden development for Chevron in the Norphlet trend of the US Gulf of Mexico.

The field is located in the Mississippi Canyon area in a water depth of around 6,600ft, and nearly 260km southeast of New Orleans.

Chevron stated that more than 150 million barrels of oil-equivalent resources can be potentially recovered from the Ballymore field.

Through its subsidiary Chevron U.S.A., the company has an operating stake of 60% in the Ballymore project. TotalEnergies holds the remaining 40% stake through its subsidiary TotalEnergies E&P USA.

TotalEnergies exploration and production senior vice president Americas David Mendelson said: “Sanctioning the Ballymore field development, only four years after the discovery, is the result of our exploration efforts in the Gulf of Mexico.

“Thanks to its tie-back development concept, this decision fits TotalEnergies’ strategy of focusing on oil projects with low breakeven and low emissions.”