日本油气公司Inpex退出美国墨西哥湾Lucius及Hadrian North油田

据OE网站9月2日报道，近日，日本油气公司Inpex已将其在美国墨西哥湾两个近海油田的全部股权转让给项目合作伙伴。

该公司已经将其位于美国墨西哥湾Keathley Canyon 874，875，918和919区块Lucius油田以及位于KC区块918和919的Hadrian North Field10.1%的股份转让给阿纳达科美国海上有限责任公司（西方石油公司的子公司）、美国墨菲勘探生产公司和埃尼集团。

INPEX于2012年6月加入Lucius项目，一直在Anadarko的运营下从事原油和天然气的开发、生产和销售。

Inpex表示，然而，为了优化INPEX集团的全球资产组合，INPEX决定将其在Lucius项目中的参与权益转让给项目合作伙伴。此事对INPEX综合财务业绩的影响微乎其微。

此前，Inpex于2021年收购了此前由埃克森美孚持有的Lucius和Hadrian North油田2.3546%的权益。

此次收购将Inpex在Lucius和Hadrian North油田的参与比例从7.75309%提高到10.10769%。

该公司当时表示，收购Lucius和Hadrian North油田的额外权益有助于石油和天然气勘探与生产活动的可持续增长，这是该公司2018年5月宣布的2040年愿景中概述的业务目标之一。

Lucius油田位于路易斯安那州近海380公里处，水深约2200米。Lucius油田于2015年1月开始生产原油和天然气。位于Lucius油田附近的Hadrian North油田于2017年与Lucius油田合并，并使用Lucius油田的spar平台与Lucius油田共同开发。

Hadrian North油田的原油和天然气生产于2019 年4月开始。这两个油田生产的原油和天然气在位于海上的生产设施进行加工，日加工能力约为80000桶原油和约450万立方英尺的天然气通过海底管道运输至路易斯安那州的陆上设施。

郝芬 译自 OE

原文如下：

Inpex Exits Lucius, Hadrian North Fields in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Japanese oil and gas company Inpex has transferred its entire stakes in two U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore oilfields to project partners.

The company has transferred its 10.1% stake in the Lucius Field located in the US Gulf of Mexico’s Keathley Canyon blocks 874,

875, 918 and 919 and the Hadrian North Field located in KC blocks 918 and 919 to Anadarko US Offshore LLC (a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation), Murphy Exploration & Production Company – USA, and Eni.

INPEX joined the Lucius Project in June 2012 and has been engaged in the development, production and marketing of crude oil and natural gas under the operatorship of Anadarko. 

"However, with a view to optimize the INPEX Group’s global asset portfolio, INPEX reached a decision to transfer its participating interest in the Lucius Project to the project partners. The impact of this matter on INPEX’s consolidated financial results is minimal," Inpex said.

The sale comes after Inpex in 2021 acquired 2.3546% interest in the Lucius and Hadrian North fields previously held by ExxonMobil.

This acquisition increased Inpex's participating interest in the Lucius and Hadrian North fields from 7.75309 percent to 10.10769 percent.

The company at the time said that the "acquisition of additional interest in the Lucius and Hadrian North fields contributes to the sustainable growth of oil and natural gas E&P activities, one of the business targets outlined in the company’s Vision 2040 announced in May 2018."

The Lucius field is located about 380 kilometers offshore Louisiana, where the water is approximately 2,200 meters deep. Production of crude oil and natural gas at the Lucius Field began in January 2015. The Hadrian North Field, which lies in the vicinity of the Lucius Field, was unitized with the Lucius Field in 2017 and has been jointly developed with the Lucius field using the Lucius field’s spar platform. 

Production of crude oil and natural gas at the Hadrian North Field began in April 2019. The crude oil and natural gas produced from the two fields are processed at a production facility positioned offshore with a daily processing capacity of approximately 80,000 barrels of crude oil and approximately 4.5 million cubic feet of natural gas, transported and shipped to an onshore facility in Louisiana via subsea pipelines.