据今日石油网2021年8月19日报道，圭亚那自然资源部长维克拉姆·巴拉特周三在海上技术大会（OTC）上告诉与会者，圭亚那盆地迄今发现的油气储量可能接近130亿桶油当量，他预计圭亚那盆地今后还会有更多的石油发现。
在《圭亚那-苏里南盆地：勘探、生产和转型》的会议上，巴拉特表示，这个南美洲国家很幸运能拥有认真发展油气领域的合作伙伴，并与圭亚那政府合作，为圭亚那人民带来利益。
巴拉特说：“作为一个政府，我们的首要目标就是让我们的人民从这个行业中受益。”
自2015年以来，美国石油巨头埃克森美孚公司已经在圭亚那近海发现了22个油田，并在今年积极寻求12至15口井的勘探和评估钻井计划，这可能会进一步增加圭亚那的总石油储量。
巴拉特说：“就我们现在所知，圭亚那盆地迄今已经发现了大约120亿 - 130亿桶油当量的油气资源，我相信那里今后还会发现更多。”
到目前为止，几乎所有的新石油发现都是在多产的斯塔布鲁克区块获得的，但圭亚那石油部长提醒与会者，斯塔布鲁克区块并不是城里唯一的游戏。
李峻 编译自 今日石油网
原文如下：
Guyana basin discoveries approaching 13 billion barrels with much more to come, minister tells OTC conference
Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, told attendees at the Offshore Technology Conference align="justify"> Speaking at a session align="justify"> “As a government, that is our first and foremost objective – that is to bring benefits from the sector to our people…,” he said.
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has made 22 discoveries offshore Guyana since 2015 and is pursuing an aggressive 12 to 15 well exploration and appraisal drilling programme this year which is likely to increase the total volume of oil found even further.
“The Guyana Basin, as we know it now, we have already discovered maybe 12-13 billion barrels of oil equivalent and I am sure there is much more to be discovered there,” Mr. Bharrat said.
So far, almost all of the discoveries have been made at the prolific Stabroek block, but the oil minister reminded the audience that Stabroek is not the only game in town.