获得18个石油发现的圭亚那成为石油生产国

据今日石油2020年1月6日报道，南美洲国家圭亚那作为一个自2015年以来共获得18个石油发现的石油生产国进入了新的十年。此外，在圭亚那几个海上区块作业的多家外国公司的正在进行和计划中的勘探活动仍有巨大的发现潜力。

2015年，美国石油巨头埃克森美孚公司在圭亚那海上发现了巨型油田丽莎油田，从而改变了圭亚那的命运。埃克森美孚公司在圭亚那多产的斯塔布鲁克（Stabroek）区块中总共获得了15个石油发现，只有两口干井，这15个石油发现估计拥有超过60亿桶油当量的储量。

仅在2019年，圭亚那海上就获得了7个重要石油发现，其中5个发现来自埃克森美孚公司，2个发现是英国图洛石油公司在奥林杜伊克区块中获得的。今年1月，图洛石油公司宣布西班牙雷普索尔公司在卡努库区块的卡尔帕 -1井中获得了首个发现。

尽管奥林杜伊克区块和卡努库区块的发现可能由于重油(Jethro和Joe)和低产量(Carapa)而无法开发，但分析师表示，这3口井提供了重要的技术数据。

与此同时，埃克森美孚公司在斯塔布鲁克区块的15个石油发现似乎都有很大的开发潜力。该公司预计，到2025年，斯塔布鲁克区块的5个项目的石油日产量将达到75万桶以上。

李峻 编译自 今日石油

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Guyana enters 2020 as new oil producer with a total of 18 discoveries

The South American country of Guyana has entered the new decade as an oil producer with a total of 18 discoveries made since 2015. There also remains massive potential for more discoveries from align="justify">US oil major ExxonMobil changed the course of Guyana’s destiny when it discovered the giant Liza field in 2015. The company has made a total of 15 discoveries with just two dry holes at the prolific Stabroek Block where estimated resources exceed 6 billion barrels of oil equivalent.

In 2019 alone, 7 discoveries were made offshore; 5 from ExxonMobil and 2 (Jethro, Joe) from Tullow Oil in the Orinduik block. Repsol made its first discovery at the Carapa-1 well, announced in January 2020 by Tullow Oil, at the Kanuku Block.

While the Orinduik and Kanuku discoveries may not be developed due to heavy oil (Jethro and Joe) and low volumes (Carapa), analysts say they have provided important technical data.

Meanwhile, ExxonMobil’s oil strikes at Stabroek seem to all have high potential for development. The company expects to be producing upwards of 750,000 bpd by 2025 from five developments at the Stabroek Block.