埃克森美孚从Kipper油田开发更多天然气

据钻机地带3月18日消息称，埃索澳大利亚公司是埃克森美孚的子公司，也是吉普斯兰盆地合资企业的运营商，已做出最终投资决定，从吉普斯兰盆地 Kipper 气田开发更多天然气，以帮助确保澳大利亚市场急需的供应。

埃克森美孚表示，它还在推进资金决策，以优化 Turrum 油田的产量。这些预计2.9亿美元的投资可以在未来五年内提供额外的200拍焦的天然气。

埃克森美孚澳大利亚公司公司主席 Dylan Pugh 表示，该公司继续投资，为澳大利亚家庭和企业提供可靠且负担得起的吉普斯兰天然气，支持当地就业和澳大利亚经济。

Pugh说:“天然气在满足对清洁燃料的需求、降低电力部门的温室气体排放以及通过保持电网的可靠性、弹性和稳定性支持可再生能源的更高渗透方面发挥着越来越重要的作用。”

Pugh 补充道：“我们对澳大利亚客户的持续投资和承诺意味着吉普斯兰盆地仍然是澳大利亚东海岸最大的单一天然气来源。巴斯海峡仍有大量的天然气，我们正在努力释放其全部价值。维多利亚州需要更多的投资来维持其可靠的天然气供应，特别是在冬季。”

2021 年初，埃索澳大利亚公司委托吉普斯兰盆地的 West Barracouta 项目，这是十年来最大的国内天然气项目之一。

该公司表示：“吉普斯兰天然气正在为澳大利亚的就业提供动力，为当地制造商、酒店场所、医疗设施和建筑公司提供能源，并为依赖其产品和服务的无数个人和行业提供支持。”

澳大利亚石油生产和勘探协会(APPEA)欢迎埃克森美孚的最终投资，以推进Kipper油田的额外天然气开发。

APPEA 首席执行官 Andrew McConville 表示，维多利亚州是国内天然气使用量最高的州，同时也是一个不断增长的制造业基地，因此该州欢迎更多的天然气供应。

“这是对天然气未来的 2.9 亿美元的信任投票，它将提供更多的供应、更多的安全保障和更多的就业机会。

维多利亚拥有全国最大的国内使用量以及不断扩大的制造业基地，因此今天的消息将有助于满足这一点并确保东海岸的供应。最便宜的天然气是离客户最近的天然气。”

McConville说：“天然气正在亚太地区取代煤炭和木柴发电，以帮助实现净零目标，因此这个项目将在减少排放方面发挥作用。”

APPEA 还补充说，2021 年该国宣布了近 200 亿美元的新石油和天然气投资。

曹海斌 摘译自 钻机地带

原文如下：

ExxonMobil Developing Additional Gas From Kipper Field

Esso Australia, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil and operator of the Gippsland Basin joint venture, has made a final investment decision to develop additional gas from the Gippsland Basin Kipper field to help secure much-needed supply to the Australian market.

ExxonMobil said that it was also advancing funding decisions to optimize production from the Turrum field. These estimated $290 million investments could deliver an additional 200 petajoules of gas over the next five years.

ExxonMobil Australia Chair Dylan Pugh said that the company continues to invest to deliver reliable and affordable Gippsland gas to Australian homes and businesses, supporting local jobs and the Australian economy.

“Natural gas has an increasingly important role in meeting the demand for cleaner fuel, lowering GHG emissions in the power sector and supporting higher penetration of renewables by maintaining reliability, resilience, and stability of the grid,” said Pugh.

“Our ongoing investment and commitment to supplying Australian customers means that the Gippsland Basin remains the largest single source of natural gas for Australia’s east coast. There is still plenty of gas remaining in Bass Strait and we are working hard to unlock its full value. More investment will be required for Victoria to maintain its reliable supply of natural gas, especially during winter,” Pugh added.

In early 2021, Esso Australia commissioned the West Barracouta project in the Gippsland Basin, one of the largest domestic gas projects this decade.

“Gippsland gas is powering Australian jobs, providing the energy used by local manufacturers, hospitality venues, medical facilities, and construction firms, and supporting the countless people and industries who rely on their products and services,” the company stated.

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) welcomed Exxon’s final investment to progress additional gas development from the Kipper Field.

APPEA Chief Executive Andrew McConville said more gas supply in Victoria was welcome given the state had the highest domestic use and was also home to a growing manufacturing base.

“This is a $290 million vote of confidence in the future of natural gas that will develop more supply, more security, and more jobs.

“Victoria has the highest domestic use in the country as well as an expanding manufacturing base so today’s news will help feed that and sure up east coast supply. The cheapest gas is the gas closest to the customer.

“Natural gas is replacing coal and wood-fired power across the Asia-Pacific region to help meet net-zero targets so this project will play its part in reducing emissions,” McConville said.

The APPEA also added that just under $20 billion of new oil and gas investments were announced during 2021.