国际石油开发公司 (INPEX) 与阿布扎比国家石油公司 (ADNOC) 和埃克森美孚达成协议，将推进一项具有里程碑意义的分阶段开发计划，以扩建阿布扎比海上上扎库姆油田。这项更新的计划将扩大全球第二大海上油田的产能，同时降低温室气体排放强度。
上扎库姆油田位于阿联酋阿布扎比西北约80公里处，1963年发现原油后，阿布扎比国家石油公司（ADNOC）于1977年开始开发该油田。国际石油开发公司（INPEX）和埃克森美孚分别于1978年和2006年加入了该油田的开发活动。
合作伙伴一直在开展开发和生产工作，通过部署创新开发方法和利用人工岛的大位移钻井技术，分阶段提高油田的生产能力。
新的开发计划将升级油田基础设施，包括人工智能远程操作，从阿联酋清洁能源电网获取电力以减少排放，并允许使用人工岛进行钻井活动，以加强环境保护。
INPEX reached an agreement with ADNOC and ExxonMobil to proceed with a landmark phased development plan to expand Abu Dhabi’s offshore Upper Zakum oil field. This updated plan will expand production capacity at the world’s second largest offshore field while reducing greenhouse gas emissions’ intensity.
The Upper Zakum, which ADNOC began developing in 1977 following the discovery of crude oil in 1963, is located approximately 80 km northwest of Abu Dhabi in the UAE. INPEX and ExxonMobil joined the development activities at the oil field in 1978 and 2006, respectively.
The partners have been conducting development and production work to increase the production capacity of the oil field in phases by deploying innovative development methods and extended reach drilling technology using artificial islands.
The new development plan will upgrade the oil field’s infrastructure to include AI-enabled remote operations, receive power from the UAE’s clean energy grid to reduce emissions and enable the use of artificial islands for drilling activities to enhance environmental protection.