中国石化新闻网讯 据油价网11月21日消息称，挪威能源巨头Equinor将与其合作伙伴投资14.4亿美元，开发挪威海北极圈以北的Irpa天然气田，并将天然气出口到欧洲。
Equinor及其合作伙伴Petoro、Wintershall Dea和壳牌计划投资14.4亿美元（148亿挪威克朗）来开发天然气田，该气田于2009年得到证实，位于挪威海的深水中。Equinor周二在一份声明中表示，预计可采天然气资源估计约为1.24亿桶石油当量，相当于近240万英国家庭在7年内的消费量。
根据提交给挪威当局的油田开发计划，Irpa预计将于2026年第四季度开始生产，并生产天然气至2039年。该发现将通过三口井和一条80公里(50英里)的管道通往Aasta Hansteen平台进行开发。
Equinor负责项目、钻井和采购的执行副总裁Geir Tungesvik表示，这是一个好日子——Irpa的开发将有助于向欧盟和英国的客户提供可预测和长期的天然气。
政府的最新估计显示，挪威的天然气产量预计将在2022年比2021年增长8%。挪威的天然气供应约占欧盟和英国天然气消费量的25%。
曹海斌 摘译自 油价网
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Equinor To Develop Arctic Gas Project To Boost Exports To Europe
Norway’s energy giant Equinor will invest the equivalent of $1.44 billion with its partners to develop the Irpa gas field north of the Arctic circle in the Norwegian Sea and export the gas to Europe.
Equinor and its partners Petoro, Wintershall Dea, and Shell plan to invest $1.44 billion (14.8 billion Norwegian crowns) to develop the gas field, which was proven in 2009 and is in deep water in the Norwegian Sea. Expected recoverable gas resources are estimated at approximately 124 million barrels of oil equivalent or the consumption of nearly 2.4 million British households over a period of seven years, Equinor said in a statement>Irpa is expected to begin production in the fourth quarter of 2026 and produce gas until 2039, according to the field development plan submitted to the Norwegian authorities. The discovery will be developed with three wells and an 80-kilometer (50 miles) pipeline to the Aasta Hansteen platform.
“This is a good day—the development of Irpa will contribute to predictable and long-term deliveries of gas to customers in the EU and the UK,” said Geir Tungesvik, Equinor’s executive vice president for Projects, Drilling and Procurement
Natural gas production in Norway, which supplies around 25% of the gas consumed in the EU and the UK, is expected to rise by 8 percent in 2022 compared to 2021, the government’s latest estimates showed.