???? 據鉆探承包商網站3月15日報道，雷斯塔能源（Rystad Energy）預計，圭亞那的勘探活動將大幅增加，2021年計劃在海上鉆探16口井。

????據持有Canje partner JHI Associates股份的西山能源(Westmount Energy)稱，今年第一口完井Bulletwood-1位于埃克森美孚(Exxonmobil)運營的Canje區塊，該井遇到了優質儲層，但非商業性油氣。該井的目標是超過5億桶的平均預期資源，其前景與鄰近的Stabroek區塊的Liza類似。

????圭亞那的勘探活動將由作為Stabroek和Canje區塊運營商的埃克森美孚牽頭。通過剝離亞洲、歐洲和非洲的成熟資產，這家美國超級巨頭設定了150億美元的雄心勃勃的撤資目標，預計將優先投資Stabroek等高價值資產。

????雷斯塔表示，埃克森美孚的鉆探活動將集中在鞏固Stabroek區塊東南部的資源，在那里，運營商在現有發現的地下發現了更深的油氣藏，目前正在關注該區塊未勘探的西北部地區。此外，在Canje區塊也有工作。

????雷斯塔上游分析師Santosh Kumar表示，根據雷斯塔能源公司的數據顯示，在過去6年里，該國每一口探井(包括探井和評估井)平均已發現近3億桶石油當量。2021年計劃將有大約16口探井，其中一些位于風險較高的前沿地區，2021年前景一片看好。

????隨著來寶公司Noble Sam Croft今年4月的到來，埃克森美孚在圭亞那的承包鉆井船將增加到6艘。雷斯塔還指出，目前有三艘鉆井船正在大Liza地區進行開發鉆井活動。來自Stena Drilling公司的Stena DrillMAX已經開始在Longtail-2評估井進行鉆井作業，而Stena Carron鉆井船最近完成了Bulletwood-1的鉆井作業，現在正在Canje區塊開鉆Jabilo -1探井。

????郝芬 譯自 Drilling Contractor

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????Exploration activity in Guyana expected to increase in 2021

????Rystad Energy expects exploration activity to pick up significantly in Guyana, with 16 wells planned offshore in 2021.

????The year’s first completed well, Bulletwood-1 in the ExxonMobil-operated Canje block, encountered quality reservoirs but non-commercial hydrocarbons, according to Westmount Energy, which holds a stake in Canje partner JHI Associates. The well was targeting more than 500 million bbl of mean prospective resources in a prospect similar to Liza in the neighboring Stabroek block.

????Guyana’s exploration activity will be spearheaded by ExxonMobil as operator of the Stabroek and Canje blocks. Having set an ambitious divestment target of $15 billion by offloading mature assets in Asia, Europe, and Africa, the US supermajor is expected to prioritize investments in high-value assets such as Stabroek.

????Rystad said ExxonMobil’s drilling activity will focus on firming up resources in the southeastern part of the Stabroek block, where the operator identified deeper plays underneath the existing discoveries and is now eyeing the unexplored northwestern parts of the block. In addition, work is lined up on the Canje block.

????“Rystad Energy data suggests that close to 300 million barrels of oil equivalent has been discovered on average for each exploration well – wildcat and appraisal – drilled in the country over the past six years. With around 16 exploration wells planned, including some in riskier frontier regions, 2021 holds a lot of promise,” said Santosh Kumar, Upstream Analyst at Rystad.

????ExxonMobil’s fleet of contracted drillships in Guyana is set to increase to six with the arrival of the Noble Corp’s Noble Sam Croft in April. Rystad also noted that three drillships are currently performing development drilling activity in the greater Liza area. The recently arrived Stena DrillMAX from Stena Drilling already initiated drilling activities on the Longtail-2 appraisal well, while the Stena Carron drillship, which recently concluded drilling Bulletwood-1, has now spud the Jabillo-1 exploration well in the Canje block.