據鉆探承包商網6月28日報道，隨著應對氣候變化的社會壓力不斷增大，油氣行業必須找到新的方法來降低其運營中的碳排放。挪威能源巨頭Equinor負責技術、數字和創新的執行副總裁Carri Lockhart表示，尤其是對于大型跨國油氣公司而言，必須滿足眾多利益相關者日益增長的脫碳需求。

　　她稱，這關乎我們的經營許可。世界上從來沒有像今天這樣關注減少石油和天然氣的排放。我們需要探索、開發、生產和提供盡可能低的碳足跡的能源。這就是社會對我們的期望。

　　在6月15日舉行的IADC 2021年世界鉆探大會的主題演講中，Lockhart表示，她的公司計劃在未來的新鉆井合同中引入更嚴格的排放要求。該公司還與鉆機所有者合作，減少移動鉆機的排放，特別是通過移動鉆機電氣化和實施降低鉆井過程能耗的技術。

　　Lockhart為公司在這方面制定了一個雄心勃勃的目標。她指出無論是通過陸上的碳捕獲和存儲電力，還是通過可再生的海上電力生產，未來的鉆機將能夠連接到綠色的海上平臺或電力樞紐。

　　此外，Equinor還在尋找在整個項目生命周期內降低成本的方法，以適應能源結構的變化和油氣資產基礎的成熟帶來的低利潤業務。她強調道，這將需要運營效率的逐步改變，特別是在鉆探和完井方面。大部分效率將通過采用數字系統來實現，這有助于減少與鉆探作業相關的總時間和成本以及鉆井平臺產生的排放。

　　Lockhart表示，例如，Equinor專注于通過簡化、標準化的油井設計和使用適合目的的技術，以及更智能地使用油井工程軟件來減少規劃油井所花的時間，從而改進油井施工流程。我們有大量的數據可以整合。工程師應該通過智能系統收集并展示數據，這樣他們就可以花更多的時間進行優化和簡化，以實現安全高效的油井交付。

　　運營管理也是一個重點領域。2019年，Equinor推出了兩個陸上支持中心，以集中其海上勘探和生產活動:綜合運營中心和地質運營中心。其正在試行其他中心，以支持鉆井設備的遠程操作。

　　Lockhart稱，我們正與供應商密切合作，全面整合遠程操作，這對于我們如何合作和進一步整合服務提供商的技術將更加重要。未來的項目將需要更高效的工具、機械和鉆機，以改進油井輸送，我們必須以比過去更加一體化的方式工作。

　　郝芬 譯自 鉆探承包商

　　原文如下：

　　Equinor looks to digital systems to generate efficiencies necessitated by low-carbon future

　　As societal pressure to address climate change continues to grow, the oil and gas industry must find new ways to lower carbon emissions from its operations. Especially for large multinational oil and gas companies, they must meet increasing decarbonization demands from a myriad stakeholders, said Carri Lockhart, Executive Vice President, Technology, Digital and Innovation at Equinor.

　　“It’s about our license to operate,” she said. “Never has there been more focus in the world to reduce emissions from oil and gas than there is today. We need to explore, develop, produce and provide energy sources with as low a carbon footprint as possible. This is what’s expected from us in society.”

　　During a keynote address at the virtually held IADC World Drilling 2021 Conference on 15 June, Ms Lockhart said her company is planning to introduce stronger emissions requirements for new rig contracts moving forward. It is also working with rig owners on reducing emissions from mobile drilling units, particularly through the electrification of mobile rigs and the implementation of technologies that reduce energy consumption during drilling.

　　Ms Lockhart laid out an ambitious goal for the company in this area. “Rigs in the future will be able to connect to power from platforms or power hubs offshore that are green, either through carbon capture and storage power from land or from renewable offshore power production,” she noted.

　　On top of that, Equinor is also looking for ways to reduce cost across the project lifecycle in order to adapt to the lower-margin business that will arise from a shifting energy mix and a maturing oil and gas asset base. This will require a step-change in operational efficiency, particularly in drilling and completions, she emphasized. Much of this efficiency will come through the adoption of digital systems that could help reduce the overall time and costs associated with a drilling operation and the emissions generated from a rig.

　　For instance, Ms Lockhart said Equinor is focused on making improvements to its well construction process through simplified, standardized well designs and the utilization of fit-for-purpose technology, as well as smarter use of well engineering software to reduce the time spent planning a well.

　　“We have an immense amount of data that can be integrated. An engineer should have data gathered and presented through smart systems so they can spend more time on optimization and streamlining for safe and efficient well deliveries,” Ms Lockhart said.

　　Operations management is also an area of focus. In 2019, Equinor rolled out two onshore support centers to centralize its offshore exploration and production activities: the Integrated Operations Center and the Geo-Operations Center. It is piloting additional centers to support remote operations of drilling units.

　　“We’re working very closely with our suppliers for that total integration of remote operations, and it’s going to be more important to how we collaborate and further integrate service provider technology,” Ms Lockhart said. “Future projects will demand more efficient tools, machinery and rigs to enable improvements in well delivery, and we have to work in a more integrated fashion than we have in the past.”