据路透社9月3日伦敦报道，周一，业内消息人士称，原本计划在8月份进行维护的英国北海的Buzzard油田正在照计划维护中。
其中一位消息人士称，这项工作于9月初开始，应在本周结束前完成。
该油田常规每天开采约15万桶石油，是Forties原油等级的最大供应源，Forties原油等级是北海五大原油之一，为全球石油交易设定了布伦特原油基准。
一位贸易消息人士称，通过Forties管道输送的原油数量没有意外下降，Forties管道从Buzzard和其他数十个北海油田收集石油。
蔡小全 编译自 路透社
原文如下：
UK's Buzzard oilfield undergoing work, due back by end of week
The Buzzard oilfield in the UK North Sea is undergoing planned maintenance that was originally scheduled for August, industry sources said The work started at the beginning of September and should be finished by the end of the week,The field normally pumps about 150,000 barrels of oil per day and is the largest contributor to the Forties crude oil grade,A trade source said the volume being pumped through the Forties pipeline, which gathers oil from Buzzard and dozens of other North Sea fields, had not dropped unexpectedly.