据离岸工程网站8月5日消息 澳大利亚最大的独立天然气生产商伍德赛德石油有限公司周三表示，在今年做出最终投资决定的过程中，公司已将斯卡伯勒项目的成本估算提高了5%。
伍德赛德将希望寄托在斯卡伯勒，该项目目前预计将耗资120亿美元，因为这是该公司唯一的短期选择，以取代其西北陆架和冥王星气田的枯竭产量。
该项目此前预计将耗资114亿美元，不过伍德赛德在6月份提醒称，该项目面临着暴涨的钢铁价格，而且在西澳大利亚采矿业繁荣之际，工人竞争激烈。
成本升级之际，越来越多的猜测称，伍德赛德正在谈判购买必和必拓集团的部分或全部石油和天然气资产。必和必拓为伍德赛德在斯卡伯勒的合伙人。
新的成本包括修改冥王星液化天然气设施以处理从斯卡伯勒提取的天然气的费用增加近3%，以及增加项目海上输出能力和钻探额外油井的费用增加约8%。
该公司表示，斯卡伯勒的海上液化天然气产量将从每年650万吨增加到800万吨。
王磊 摘译自 离岸工程
原文如下：
Woodside Hikes Scarborough Cost Estimate to $12 Billion
Woodside Petroleum Ltd, Australia's top independent gas producer, said align="justify"> Woodside has pinned its hopes align="justify"> The project was previously expected to cost $11.4 billion, though Woodside warned in June that it was facing sky-rocketing steel prices for the project and there was tight competition for workers amid a mining boom in Western Australia.
The cost upgrade comes amid growing speculation that Woodside is in talks to buy some or all of BHP Group's oil and gas assets. BHP is Woodside's partner in Scarborough.
The new costs include nearly a 3% higher expense to modify the Pluto LNG facility for processing gas extracted from Scarborough, and about 8% higher costs to increase the project's offshore output capacity and drill an additional well.
Offshore output of liquefied natural gas at Scarborough would increase to 8 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) from 6.5 Mtpa, the company said.