石油设备网讯 据离岸工程6月3日消息称，雷斯塔能源，美国墨西哥湾（GoM）的石油产量有望在不久的将来创造新的纪录。
能源研究和商业情报公司表示，荷兰皇家壳牌公司本月开始在深水GoM的阿波马托克斯平台生产石油和天然气，比预计2019年第三季度投产的时间提前了几个月。
雷斯塔能源上游团队分析师Joachim Milling Gregersen表示：“由于提前投产，阿波马托克斯将成为推动美国墨西哥湾石油产量在年底前达到创纪录新高的关键增长因素。”
2013年，GoM石油日产量仅为128万桶，而2018年的平均日产量达到创纪录的179万桶。雷斯塔能源公司预测，2019年的日产量将达到195万桶，未来几个月可能会达到200万桶的上限。
位于墨西哥湾的阿波马托克斯平台是壳牌最大的浮式采油系统(FPS)，它将承载邻近的阿波马托克斯和维克斯堡的油气聚集。雷斯塔能源预测，阿波马托克斯气田的日产量将稳定在14万桶左右。
Milling Gregersen补充道：“火炬已经在大型深水油田传递，阿波马托克斯是最新的贡献。”
曹海斌 摘译自 离岸工程
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Production Hits Record
Oil production in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) is poised to set new records in the imminent future, said Rystad Energy.
Royal Dutch Shell started producing oil and gas this month at its Appomattox platform in the deepwater GoM several months ahead of its expected startup in 3Q 2019, the energy research and business intelligence company said.
“With earlier than planned production, Appomattox will be a key growth contributor to help push US Gulf of Mexico oil production toward a new record high before year-end,” says Joachim Milling Gregersen, Analyst on Rystad Energy’s Upstream team.
In 2013, GoM oil production was a mere 1.28 million bpd, whereas in 2018 production averaged a record high of 1.79 million bpd. Rystad Energy forecasts that 2019 production will average 1.95 million bpd, with some months potentially touching the 2 million bpd ceiling.
The Appomattox platform, Shell’s largest floating production system (FPS) in the Gulf of Mexico, will host the adjacent Appomattox and Vicksburg hydrocarbon accumulations. Rystad Energy forecasts that plateau production at the Appomattox development will be around 140,000 boe per day.
“The torch has been carried by large deepwater fields, of which Appomattox is the latest contribution,” Milling Gregersen added.
