据世界石油12月18日消息称，信实工业有限公司和英国石油公司宣布开始在印度东海岸KG D6区块的超深水气田R Cluster生产 。
RIL和BP正在开发KG D6区块三个深水天然气项目，分别为R Cluster、Satellites Cluster和MJ，这些项目预计将在2023年前满足印度约15%的天然气需求。这些项目将利用KG D6区块现有的枢纽基础设施。RIL是KG D6的运营商，拥有66.67%的参与权益，BP拥有33.33%的参与权益。
R Cluster三个即将投产的项目中的第一个。该油田位于Kakinada海岸附近，距离现有的KG D6控制与立管平台(CRP)约60公里，包括一个通过海底管道与CRP连接的海底生产系统。该海域水深2000多米，是亚洲最深的海上天然气田。该气田有望在2021年达到约1290万标准立方米/日(mmscmd)的峰值天然气产量。
信实工业董事长兼董事总经理Mukesh Ambani补充说:“我们对与BP的合作感到自豪，我们结合了我们在一些最具挑战性的地理和天气条件下快速试运行天然气项目的专业知识。这是印度能源领域的一个重要里程碑，标志着印度经济朝着更清洁、更绿色的方向发展。通过我们在Krishna Godavari盆地的深水基础设施，我们希望能够生产天然气，满足国家日益增长的清洁能源需求。”
英国石油首席执行官Bernard Looney表示："此次生产是我们与信实合作的又一个可能例子，它将发挥两家公司的长处，帮助满足印度迅速增长的能源需求。这三个新的KG D6项目将支持印度塑造和改善未来能源结构的努力，以满足印度自身清洁燃气的很大一部分能源需求。”
下一个项目，Satellites Cluster，预计将在2021年投入使用，然后是MJ项目，预计在2022年。
到2023年，这三个油田的天然气产量预计约为300亿立方英尺/天，预计将占印度国内天然气产量的25%左右，这将有助于减少该国对进口天然气的依赖。
曹海斌 摘译自 世界石油
原文如下：
BP, Reliance start gas production Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and BP announced the start of production from the R Cluster, ultra-deep-water gas field in block KG D6 off the east coast of India.
RIL and BP are developing three deepwater gas projects in block KG D6 – R Cluster, Satellites Cluster and MJ – which together are expected to meet ~15% of India’s gas demand by 2023. These projects will utilise the existing hub infrastructure in KG D6 block. RIL is the operator of KG D6 with a 66.67% participating interest and BP holds a 33.33% participating interest.
R Cluster is the first of the three projects to come Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited added: “We are proud of our partnership with BP that combines our expertise in commissioning gas projects expeditiously, under some of the most challenging geographical and weather conditions. This is a significant milestone in India's energy landscape, for a cleaner and greener gas-based economy. Through our deep-water infrastructure in the Krishna Godavari basin we expect to produce gas and meet the growing clean energy requirements of the nation.”
BP chief executive Bernard Looney said: “This start-up is another example of the possibility of our partnership with Reliance, bringing the best of both companies to help meet India’s rapidly expanding energy needs. Growing India’s own production of cleaner-burning gas to meet a significant portion of its energy demand, these three new KG D6 projects will support the country’s drive to shape and improve its future energy mix.”
The next project, the Satellites Cluster, is expected to come Peak gas production from the three fields is expected to be around 30 mmscmd (1 bcf/d) by 2023 which is expected to be about 25% of India’s domestic production and will help reduce the country’s dependence on imported gas.
