據美國鉆井網站2021年8月3日報道，法國能源巨頭道達爾能源公司宣布，該公司及其合作伙伴已經決定對巴西大梅羅石油項目的第四階段開發(fā)進行投資，大梅羅石油項目位于巴西桑托斯盆地的深海鹽下地區(qū)。

　　據道達爾能源公司介紹，第四階段開發(fā)包括梅羅4號浮式產油儲油和卸油(FPSO)裝置，該裝置的液體處理能力為18萬桶/天，預計在2025年前投入使用。梅羅4號 FPSO獲得批準之前，梅羅1號FPSO、梅羅2號FPSO和梅羅 3號FPSO的投資決定預計分別于2022年、2023年和2024年投產。 這3個FPSO的液體處理能力為18萬桶/天。

　　道達爾能源公司勘探和生產負責人Arnaud Breuillac在公司聲明中表示：“啟動梅羅4號FPSO的決定標志著大規(guī)模開發(fā)梅羅石油資源的最后一個里程碑。”

　　他在聲明中補充說：“這個大型項目符合道達爾能源公司在巴西的增長戰(zhàn)略，即以具有競爭力的成本生產石油，同時將碳排放嚴格限制在最低限度。”

　　梅羅油田在2017年開始試產，擁有5萬桶/天的“利布拉先鋒號” FPSO，由巴西國家石油公司擔任運營商，持有40%的股份，道達爾能源公司持有20%的股份，殼牌巴西公司持有20%的股份。

　　據道達爾能源公司網站介紹，該公司在巴西已有40多年的歷史，并指出該公司在巴西擁有3000多名員工。 目前，道達爾能源公司在巴西的投資組合包括12個區(qū)塊。 2020年，該公司在巴西的平均權益油產量為3.5萬桶/天。

　　李峻 編譯自 美國鉆井網站

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　　Greenlight for Giant Mero Field Development Phase 4

　　TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE) has announced that it and its partners have taken the investment decision for the fourth phase of the Mero project, located deep offshore Brazil in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin.

　　The fourth phase of the development comprises the Mero 4 Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit, which will have a liquid treatment capacity of 180,000 barrels per day and is expected to start up by 2025, TotalEnergies outlined. The Mero 4 FPSO greenlight follows investment decisions for the Mero 1 FPSO, which is expected to start up in 2022, the Mero 2 FPSO, which is expected to start up in 2023, and the Mero 3 FPSO, which is expected to start up in 2024. The Mero 1, 2, and 3 FPSOs all have a liquid processing capacity of 180,000 barrels per day.

　　“The decision to launch Mero 4 marks the last milestone in the large scale development of the Mero oil resources,” Arnaud Breuillac, the president of exploration and production at TotalEnergies, said in a company statement.

　　“This giant project is in line with TotalEnergies’ growth strategy in Brazil which is to produce oil at a competitive cost out of world class fields while limiting CO? emissions to a strict minimum,” he added in the statement.

　　The Mero field has been in pre-production since 2017 with the 50,000 barrel per day Pioneiro de Libra FPSO. The Libra Consortium is operated by Petrobras, which holds a 40 percent stake, TotalEnergies, which holds a 20 percent interest, Shell Brasil, which holds a 20 percent interest.

　　TotalEnergies has been present in Brazil for over 40 years, according to the company’s website, which notes that the business has more than 3,000 employees in the country. TotalEnergies Exploration and Production’s portfolio in Brazil currently includes 12 blocks. The company’s production in the country averaged 35,000 barrels of oil per day in 2020.