據(jù)世界石油6月3日?qǐng)?bào)道，殼牌澳大利亞公司及其合資伙伴SGH能源公司已做出最終投資決定，批準(zhǔn)開發(fā)位于西澳大利亞海岸的Crux天然氣田。Crux將為現(xiàn)有的Prelude浮式液化天然氣(FLNG)設(shè)施提供進(jìn)一步的天然氣供應(yīng)。

“該項(xiàng)目是殼牌綜合天然氣產(chǎn)品組合的重要組成部分。”殼牌綜合天然氣、可再生能源和能源解決方案總監(jiān)Wael Sawan說(shuō)。“Crux的天然氣將在幫助亞洲客戶從煤炭轉(zhuǎn)向天然氣作為更清潔的燃料方面發(fā)揮關(guān)鍵作用。隨著能源市場(chǎng)向低碳未來(lái)過(guò)渡，該項(xiàng)目將幫助我們滿足對(duì)液化天然氣日益增長(zhǎng)的需求。”

“該項(xiàng)目還將提高我們客戶的供應(yīng)安全性，這正成為全球消費(fèi)者越來(lái)越重要的考慮因素。”

“開發(fā)Crux項(xiàng)目強(qiáng)化了我們對(duì)澳大利亞的承諾，包括促進(jìn)區(qū)域經(jīng)濟(jì)、創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)和提供培訓(xùn)機(jī)會(huì)，”殼牌澳大利亞主席Tony Nunan說(shuō)，“使用Prelude現(xiàn)有的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施可以顯著降低開發(fā)成本，使Crux具有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力和商業(yè)吸引力。” 

Crux油田位于Broome東北620公里處Browse盆地北部的聯(lián)邦海域。開發(fā)將包括一個(gè)由Prelude遠(yuǎn)程操作的平臺(tái)。最初將鉆5口井，一條出口管道將平臺(tái)與Prelude連接，后者位于Crux西南約160公里處。

建設(shè)將于2022年開始，預(yù)計(jì)2027年將首次使用天然氣。

黎泱 編譯自 世界石油

原文如下：

Shell to develop Crux natural gas field offshore Western Australia

Shell Australia and its joint venture partner, SGH Energy, have taken a final investment decision to approve the development of the Crux natural gas field, off the coast of Western Australia. Crux will provide further supplies of natural gas to the existing Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility.

“This project forms an important part of Shell’s integrated gas portfolio,” said Wael Sawan, Integrated Gas, Renewables and Energy Solutions Director at Shell. “Natural gas from Crux will play a key role in helping Asian customers move from coal to gas as a cleaner-burning fuel. The project will help us to meet the increasing demand for LNG as the energy market transitions to a lower carbon future.

“The project will also boost our customers’ security of supply, which is becoming an ever more significant consideration for global consumers.”

“Developing the Crux project reinforces our commitment to Australia, including boosting the regional economy, creating jobs and providing training opportunities,” said Shell Australia Chair Tony Nunan. “The use of Prelude’s existing infrastructure enables significantly reduced development costs, making Crux competitive and commercially attractive.” 

The Crux field is in Commonwealth marine waters in the northern Browse Basin, 620 kilometers north-east of Broome. The development will consist of a platform operated remotely from Prelude. Five wells will be drilled initially, and an export pipeline will connect the platform to Prelude, which is around 160 kilometers to the south-west of Crux.

Construction will start in 2022 and first gas is expected in 2027.