據OilNOW網站2月10日消息 圭亞那目前由美國石油巨頭埃克森美孚開發的巨大海上油田的產量尚未觸及表面。事實上，在Stabroek區塊迄今發現的100多億桶油當量中，只有不到20億桶被批準用于開發，Liza 1、2和Yellowtail油田的第四個項目Payara將于本季度獲得當局批準。

但即使這是迄今為止最大的項目獲得批準，仍將有超過70億桶的石油資源可供開發，而且隨著更多的發現，這將增加。

總部位于挪威的雷斯塔能源表示：“Stabroek區塊取得了前所未有的成功，在短短五年內，就將這個曾經的前沿盆地變成了勘探的溫床。在此期間，勘探商在選擇勘探前景時變得更加挑剔，更加注重成功機會、產能和成本，這些因素都有利于新興盆地成為全球勘探和開發的核心區域。”

這家能源研究和商業智能公司表示，Stabroek勘探發現的競爭力使埃克森美孚得以快速發展，從2019年12月標志性的Liza一期項目開始。

2022年上半年，Liza第二階段的產量將增加，隨后是Payara/Pacora，SBM離岸公司目前正在新加坡為其建造一艘浮式生產儲油卸油（FPSO）船。

Yellowtail項目的FPSO也正在進行前端工程和設計工作，預計該項目將于今年獲得批準，并于2025-26年開始生產。

埃克森美孚多產的Stabroek區塊目前有超過25處發現，累計可采資源量超過100億桶石油。

吳恒磊 編譯自 OilNOW

原文如下：

Guyana oil production to peak in 2035, continue up until 2050

Guyana has not yet scratched the surface when it comes to output at its vast offshore oilfields now under development by U.S. oil major ExxonMobil. In fact, of the more than 10 billion barrels of oil equivalent discovered so far at the Stabroek Block, less than 2 billion have been approved for development – Liza 1, 2 and Payara – with a fourth project at Yellowtail pending the greenlight from authorities this quarter.

But even when this, the largest project to date is approved, well over 7 billion barrels of oil resources will still remain in place for development, and this will increase as more discoveries are made.

“The unparalleled success of the Stabroek block has turned the once frontier basin into a hotbed of exploration in just five years,” Norway-based Rystad Energy said. “During this period, explorers have become pickier when choosing exploration prospects with a stronger focus on chance of success, deliverability and costs – factors that all favor the up-and-coming basin as a core area for exploration and development globally.”

The energy research and business intelligence company said the competitiveness of the Stabroek finds has enabled ExxonMobil to fast-track development, starting with its landmark Liza Phase 1 project in December 2019.

Output is set to ramp up with Liza phase 2 during the first half of 2022, followed by Payara/Pacora, for which a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is currently being constructed by SBM Offshore in Singapore.

Front-end engineering and design work is also being undertaken for an FPSO for the Yellowtail project, which is expected to be approved this year and start producing by 2025-26.

ExxonMobil’s prolific Stabroek block now holds over 25 discoveries, with cumulative recoverable resources of over 10 billion barrels of oil.