Equinor 继续推进位于设得兰群岛以西的深水 Rosebank 石油项目

2023 年 9 月 28 日
在获得英国 NSTA 批准后,Equinor 和伊萨卡能源公司承诺在罗斯班克石油和天然气项目一期投资 46.2 亿美元。

作者:杰里米·贝克曼,伦敦编辑

挪威斯塔万格—— 在获得英国北海过渡管理局批准后, Equinor和伊萨卡能源公司承诺对位于设得兰群岛西北 130 公里的罗斯班克石油天然气项目一期投资 38 亿英镑(46.2 亿美元)。

这将是英国迄今为止最深的水域开发项目,水深约 1,100 米。雪佛龙公司发现的 Rosebank 估计蕴藏着约 300 MMbbl 的石油可采资源;第一阶段的目标是 245 MMbbl。

Rosebank 的海底油井将与重新部署的 FPSO Petrojarl Knarr相连,该 FPSO 曾在挪威 Knarr 油田为壳牌运营了七年。该船将能够生产约 70,000 桶/天的石油和超过 21 MMcf/天的天然气。

计划于 2026 年至 2027 年启动后,生产的石油将通过穿梭油轮运输至炼油厂,而天然气将通过西设得兰管道系统输送至苏格兰大陆。

FPSO 设计为可实现电气化。Equinor 及其合作伙伴 Ithaca Energy 正在与英国政府和业界合作,制定从岸上到罗斯班克及其他附近油田的电力区域解决方案,以最大限度地减少生产过程中的碳排放。

TechnipFMC 拥有综合工程、采购、施工和安装 (iEPCI) 合同,提供海底生产系统、脐带缆、立管和出油管,本地组件的估计价值约为 5 亿美元。 该公司将主要监督阿伯丁的项目管理和工程活动,以及苏格兰中部邓弗姆林制造的树木系统。其位于英格兰东北部纽卡斯尔的综合设施将制造脐带缆,其位于苏格兰东北部的埃文顿工厂将制造管道。

英国的其他制造地点也将为该项目做出贡献,主要的船舶动员地点也将位于英国。

Odfjell Drilling 拥有一份价值 3.28 亿美元的开发钻井合同,包括综合服务、修改和选项。Deepsea  Atlantic半潜式深潜船应于 2025 年第二季度开始前 7 口井的施工,合同中包含 4 口单井选项。

Altera 拥有Petrojarl Knarr FPSO的光船租赁以及运营和维护合同,该合同将按照为期 9 年的固定合同部署在 Rosebank,并可选择长达 25 年的选择权。

据该公司称,该船由三星重工于 2014 年建造采用现代化设计,其建造目的是实现电气化,并具有蒸汽回收系统和封闭式火炬等附加功能,以减少 CO 2排放。它还在系泊转塔和甲板上为电气设备分配了可用空间。

该船位于迪拜干船坞世界,正在进行寿命延长工作、现场细节改造和提高能源效率,并准备好实现电气化。Equinor 估计,随着电气化的推进,Rosebank 的生命周期上游 CO 2强度将从 12 kg/桶油当量减少至约 3 kg CO 2 /桶油当量。

需要更多新项目

英国海上能源行业协会 (OEUK) 对这一进展消息表示欢迎,并指出其计划的石油产能相当于英国 2026 年至 2030 年间总产量的 8%。

该协会还引用了 Wood Mackenzie 和 Voar Energy 的一份报告,该报告估计该项目在整个油田生命周期内可产生 81 亿英镑(98.4 亿美元)的直接投资总额,其中 78% 可能来自英国当地供应链中的 1,600 个工作岗位将在施工阶段的高峰期直接受雇于开发项目。

然而,该协会警告说,在其生命周期内,罗斯班克只能满足英国八个月的需求,随着英国北海产量下降,英国水域需要更多新项目来管理对进口石油和天然气的依赖。 

OEUK最近的经济报告称,英国本十年计划在海上能源领域投资约1000亿英镑(1214亿美元)尚未获得批准。英国最近的海上风电拍卖没有吸引任何投标人,企业寻求对英国长期能源政策的更大保证,以致力于昂贵的新开发项目。

OEUK 首席执行官 David Whitehouse 表示:“北海约有 283 个油田,但其中 180 多个将在未来十年内停止生产。如果这些不被取代,我们将进口英国所需的 80% 的石油和天然气,这会给消费者、我们的经济以及最终的气候带来更高的成本。” 

“大多数投资于海上风电、氢气、碳捕获和储存以及经济脱碳等机会的公司都需要来自稳定且可预测的石油和天然气业务的现金流来为这些机会提供资金。

 我们最新的经济报告发现,未来十年可能会在海上石油和天然气项目上花费 350 亿英镑(425 亿美元),但企业需要新的确定性才能签署。这一声明是朝着正确方向迈出的一步,但还需要做更多的工作来确保私人投资,从而支撑我们本土能源未来的就业机会。”

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Petrojarl Knarr FPSO于去年八月被运至挪威斯托德的 Aker Solutions 船厂,并将一直留在那里,直到计划于今年下半年拖运至迪拜。
Petrojarl Knarr FPSO于去年八月被运至挪威斯托德的 Aker Solutions 船厂,并将一直留在那里,直到计划于今年下半年拖运至迪拜。
Petrojarl Knarr FPSO于去年八月被运至挪威斯托德的 Aker Solutions 船厂,并将一直留在那里,直到计划于今年下半年拖运至迪拜。
Petrojarl Knarr FPSO于去年八月被运至挪威斯托德的 Aker Solutions 船厂,并将一直留在那里,直到计划于今年下半年拖运至迪拜。
Petrojarl Knarr FPSO于去年八月被运至挪威斯托德的 Aker Solutions 船厂,并将一直留在那里,直到计划于今年下半年拖运至迪拜。

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Equinor proceeding with deepwater Rosebank oil project west of Shetland

Sept. 28, 2023
Equinor and Ithaca Energy have committed to invest $4.62 billion in Phase 1 of the Rosebank oil and gas project, after securing approval from the UK’s NSTA.

By Jeremy Beckman, London editor

STAVANGER, Norway  Equinor and Ithaca Energy have committed to invest £3.8 billion ($4.62 billion) in Phase 1 of the Rosebank oil and gas project 130 km northwest of Shetland, after securing approval from the UK’s North Sea Transition Authority.

This will be Britain’s deepest-water development to date, in about 1,100 m of water. Rosebank, discovered by Chevron, contains estimated recoverable resources of about 300 MMbbl of oil; Phase 1 will target 245 MMbbl.

Rosebank’s subsea wells will be tied back to a redeployed FPSO, Petrojarl Knarr, which formerly operated for Shell for seven years on the Knarr Field in the Norwegian sector. The vessel will have the capacity to produce about 70,000 bbl/d of oil and more than 21 MMcf/d of gas.

Following the planned startup in 2026-2027, the produced oil will be transported via shuttle tankers to refineries while the gas will head through the West of Shetland pipeline system to mainland Scotland.

The FPSO has been designed to be electrification-ready. Equinor and partner Ithaca Energy are working with the UK government and industry on a regional solution for power from shore to Rosebank and other nearby fields to minimize carbon emissions from production.

TechnipFMC has an integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (iEPCI) contract to provide the subsea production systems, umbilicals, risers and flowlines, with an estimated value of about $500 million for the local content components. The company will oversee project management and engineering activities mainly from Aberdeen with the tree systems manufactured in Dunfermline, central Scotland. Its complex in Newcastle, northeast England, will manufacture the umbilicals, and its Evanton site in northeast Scotland will fabricate the pipelines.

Other UK fabrication locations will contribute to the project, and the main vessel mobilization site will also be in the UK.

Odfjell Drilling has a $328 million contract for the development drilling, including integrated services, modifications and options. The Deepsea Atlantic semisub should start work on the initial seven wells in second-quarter 2025, with four single-well options in the contract.

Altera has the bareboat charter and operations and maintenance contract for the Petrojarl Knarr FPSO, which will be deployed at Rosebank on a firm contract for nine years, with options for up to a total of 25 years.

According to the company, the vesselbuilt by Samsung Heavy Industries in 2014is modern in design, and it was constructed to allow for electrification to reduce CO2 emissions with additional features such as a vapor recovery system and a closed flare. It also has available space allocated for electrical equipment in its mooring turret and on deck.

The vessel is at Drydocks World in Dubai undergoing life extension work, modifications for the field specifics and enhanced energy efficiency, and preparations to make it electrification-ready. With electrification, Equinor estimates that Rosebank’s lifetime upstream CO2 intensity will decrease from 12 kg to about 3 kg CO2/boe.

More new projects needed

Industry association Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has welcomed news of the development, noting that its planned oil production capacity is equivalent to 8% of the UK’s entire output between 2026 and 2030.

The association also cited a report by Wood Mackenzie and Voar Energy, which estimated that the project could generate £8.1 billion ($9.84 billion) of total direct investment over the lifetime of the field, of which 78% is likely to be in UK-based businesses, with 1,600 jobs in the local supply chain set to be directly employed in the development at the height of the construction phase.

However, over its lifetime, Rosebank will only meet eight months’ worth of UK demand, the association cautioned, with more new projects needed in UK waters to manage reliance on imported oil and gas as UK North Sea production declines. 

OEUK’s recent economic report claimed that about £100 billion ($121.4 billion) of investment planned in offshore energy this decade in the UK has yet to be approved. Britain’s recent offshore wind auction attracted no bidders, with businesses seeking greater assurances over the UK’s long-term energy policies to commit to costly new developments.

OEUK CEO David Whitehouse said, “We have around 283 fields in the North Sea, but over 180 of those will stop producing within the next decade. If these are not replaced, we will import 80% of the oil and gas the UK will need at a higher cost to the consumer, our economy and ultimately the climate… 

“The bulk of companies investing in opportunities like floating offshore wind, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, and decarbonizing our economy require the cashflow from a stable and predictable oil and gas business to fund these opportunities.

 “Our latest Economic Report found £35 billion [$42.5 billion] could be spent in the next decade on offshore oil and gas projects, but businesses need renewed certainty to sign off. This announcement is a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done to secure the private investment that underpins the jobs for our home-grown energy future.”

09.27.2023