中國石化新聞網訊 據能源之聲8月26日消息稱，殼牌將于明年第一季度開始對北海的Resolution和Endeavor天然氣發現進行地震研究。
此前，這家能源巨頭從愛敦資源公司手中接管了許可證經營權，并持有這兩家公司70%的權益。
根據協議，殼牌將支付獲取和處理3D地震勘探的85%的費用，根據許可證條款，這需要在2021年5月31日前完成。
殼牌公司將承擔高達500萬美元的費用，屆時愛敦公司將負責30%的調查費用。
殼牌還將為油井投資決策支付100%的研究和人力成本。
愛敦資源公司援引了斯倫貝謝去年發布的一份人員報告，該報告估計，這些發現的天然氣儲量為2310億立方英尺。
愛敦說，由殼牌公司經營的許可證“毗鄰”北海南部的北約克郡海岸，Endeavor最早于1966年被道達爾發現。
愛敦資源公司的常務董事馬克•阿博特表示：“我們很高興將愛敦的這些重要且有潛在價值的許可證的權益和經營權轉讓給殼牌。現在，重點將放在進行有關Resolution和Endeavour天然氣發現的評估活動上。
殼牌與愛敦之間的北海轉讓協議于今年1月首次達成。
愛敦資源公司總部位于漢普郡，是一家專注于陸上油氣勘探的公司。
曹海斌 摘譯自 能源之聲
原文如下：
Shell to begin seismic work on North Sea gas discoveries next year
Shell will kick off seismic studies on the Resolution and Endeavour gas discoveries in the North Sea in the first quarter of next year.
Shell will kick off seismic studies on the Resolution and Endeavour gas discoveries in the North Sea in the first quarter of next year.
It comes as the energy giant took over operatorship of the licences from Egdon Resources, farming in with 70% interest in both.
Under the deal, Shell will pay 85% of the costs for acquiring and processing the 3D seismic survey, which needs to completed by May 31 2021 under the terms of the licenses.
Shell will meet these costs up to $5million, at which point Egdon will be responsible for 30% of survey.
Shell will also pay 100% of all studies and manpower costs through to the well investment decisions.
Egdon Resources cited a competent persons report from Schlumberger from last year which estimated the discoveries have mean contingent resources of 231 billion cubic feet of gas.
The Shell-operated licenses lie “adjacent” to the North Yorkshire coast in the Southern North Sea, Egdon said, with Endeavour first having been discovered in 1966 by Total.
Mark Abbott, managing director of Egdon Resources, said: “We are delighted to have completed the transfer of interest and operatorship to Shell in respect of these important, and potentially valuable, licences for Egdon. The focus will now be on progressing appraisal activity on the Resolution and Endeavour gas discoveries.
The North Sea farm-in deal between Shell and Egdonwas first agreed in January this year.
Egdon Resources, headquartered in Hampshire, is an onshore-focussed oil and gas exploration business.
