据路透社10月29日奥斯陆消息称，挪威石油和天然气公司Equinor周一表示，该公司在位于北冰洋巴伦支海的Johan Castberg油田附近发现了更多石油。
Skruis勘探井在最初发现的地方以北8公里处钻探，探明到的石油储量为1200万至2500万桶。
Equinor表示：“Skruis的发现证实了巴伦支海这一区域的潜力......合作伙伴现在将进一步考虑将这一发现与Johan Castberg联系起来。”
Castberg油田预计储量为4.5-6.5亿桶石油，其中不包括Skruis，并将于2022年开采。
该公司补充说，开发Skruis的时间取决于Johan Castberg生产设施的闲置产能，这些产能可能会在2026至2027年之前得到充分利用。
运营商Equinor持有Johan Castberg牌照50％的股份，埃尼持有30％的股份，而挪威国有企业Petoro拥有剩余的20％股份。
Equinor计划今年在巴伦支海钻探三口井，并作为合作伙伴参与第四口井的开发。
曹海斌 摘译自 路透社
原文如下：
Equinor finds more oil near Arctic Johan Castberg field
Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor has found more oil near its Johan Castberg field in the Arctic Barents Sea, the company said The Skruis exploration well, drilled about 8 kilometres north of the original discovery, indicated a volume of 12-25 million recoverable barrels of oil.
“The Skruis discovery confirms the potential in this part of the Barents Sea ... The partners will now further consider tie-in of the discovery to Johan Castberg,” Equinor said.
The Castberg field, estimated to hold 450-650 million barrels of oil, excluding Skruis, is expected to start in 2022.
The timeframe for developing Skruis would depend Equinor, the operator, holds a 50 percent stake in the Johan Castberg licence, while Eni has 30 percent and Norway’s state-owned Petoro the remaining 20 percent.
Equinor plans to drill three wells in the Barents Sea this year, and to participate as a partner in a fourth.