BP毛里塔尼亚天然气发现是今年以来全球最大深水发现

据今日石油网2019年的10月28日报道，英国石油巨头英国石油公司（BP）日前在毛里塔尼亚奥卡-1勘探井中获得的重大天然气发现可能是今年全球迄今获得最大的深水天然气发现。奥卡-1勘探井位于毛里塔尼亚海上C8区块的比拉拉地区。

发现井奥卡-1勘探井位于比拉拉开发区内，总水深为5266米，完井深度为2510米，发现井在钻进过程中在优质储量中钻遇了36米厚的纯产气层，超出了钻前的预期。

BP说，这一发现有可能为一个大型液化天然气（LNG）项目提供支持，从而提升该地区的竞争力，并推动其LNG和天然气产业的发展。

毛里塔尼亚BirAllah开发项目的合作伙伴包括美国科斯莫斯能源公司、英国石油公司和毛里塔尼亚国家石油公司。

科斯莫斯能源公司董事长兼首席执行官Andrew G. Inglis说：“发现井奥卡-1勘探井是今年迄今为止世界上最大的深水油气发现，这个重大发现进一步证明毛里塔尼亚天然气盆地的世界级品质。”

李峻 编译自 今日石油

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BP’s gas discovery in Mauritania is largest for 2019

Oil major BP’s major gas discovery at the Orca-1 exploration well, which is located in the BirAllah area in Block C8 offshore Mauritania, could be the largest deepwater find this year.

The well, located in the BirAllah development, was drilled in 2,510 meters of water to a total depth of 5,266 meters and encountered 36 meters of net gas pay in excellent quality reserves, exceeding pre-drill expectations

With the potential to support a large-scale LNG project, this discovery boosts the region’s competitiveness and development of its LNG and gas industries.

Partners in the BirAllah development include Kosmos, BP and Mauritania’s national oil company, Société Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier.

“Orca-1, which we believe is the largest deepwater hydrocarbon discovery in the world so far this year, further demonstrates the world-scale quality of the Mauritania gas basin,” said Kosmos’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Andrew G. Inglis.