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埃克森美孚及其合作伙伴赫斯公司已退出圭亚那近海的 Kaieteur 勘探区块，因为他们在更大且高产的 Stabroek 区块中寻求更多产的机会。

资料来源：路透社

埃克森美孚在路透社发表的一份声明中表示，“我们从凯厄图尔区块的退出不会影响我们寻求进一步勘探和开发机会以及为圭亚那政府和人民创造额外价值的承诺 。”

Kaieteur 大约占 Stabroek 区块面积的一半，埃克森美孚和 Hess 已在该区块发现了超过 110 亿桶石油当量。埃克森美孚和赫斯目前正在斯塔布鲁克区块生产圭亚那的所有原油。

在放弃 Kaieteur 后，埃克森美孚和赫斯将其股份转让给原始许可证持有者 Ratio Guyana Limited 和 Cataleya Energy Limited。

埃克森美孚和赫斯公司 在南美国家近海发现了超过110亿桶石油当量后，圭亚那近年来成为勘探和开发的热点 。

目前，圭亚那原油产量约为 360,000 桶/日。埃克森美孚与赫斯公司牵头组成的财团目前正在圭亚那（世界上最新的产油国）生产所有原油，圭亚那预计将在今年晚些时候宣布其有史以来第一轮海上许可的获胜者。

Hess首席执行官约翰·赫斯(John Hess)表示，到2027年，圭亚那有望 通过六艘FPSO从多产的斯塔布鲁克区块发现和正在开发的资源中每天开采120万桶 石油，埃克森美孚和赫斯已在该区块发现了20多个石油发现。

埃克森美孚、赫斯和中海油目前正准备在圭亚那启动 第六个海上石油项目 ，开发资金将达129.3亿美元。

据报道，这三个合作伙伴还参与了圭亚那有史以来  对 14 个海上勘探区块的首次招标。今年，这 14 个区块的招标被推迟了 3 次，以便给潜在投标者更多的时间来评估现有数据，并敲定新的生产和共享协议 (PSA)。

作者：Oilprice.com 的 Tsvetana Paraskova

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ExxonMobil and its partner Hess Corp have withdrawn from the Kaieteur exploration block offshore Guyana as they pursue more prolific opportunities in the bigger and highly productive Stabroek block.

Source: Reuters

“Our withdrawal from the Kaieteur block has no impact on our commitment to seeking further exploration and development opportunities and to generating additional value for the government and people of Guyana,” Exxon has said in a statement carried by Reuters.

Kaieteur is around half the acreage of the Stabroek block, where Exxon and Hess have already found more than 11 billion barrels of oil equivalents in place. Exxon and Hess are currently producing all of Guyana’s crude oil from the Stabroek block.

In relinquishing Kaieteur, Exxon and Hess transferred their stakes to the original license holders Ratio Guyana Limited and Cataleya Energy Limited.

Guyana has become a hotspot for exploration and development in recent years after Exxon and Hess found more than 11 billion barrels of oil equivalent offshore the South American country.

Currently, Guyana produces around 360,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude. Exxon, leading a consortium with Hess Corporation, is currently producing all the crude oil in Guyana—the world’s newest oil-producing nation, before the South American country announces winners in its first-ever offshore licensing round expected later this year.

Hess CEO John Hess has said that Guyana is on track to be pumping 1.2 million bpd by 2027 from six FPSOs from resources discovered and under development in the prolific Stabroek Block, where Exxon and Hess have made more than 20 oil discoveries.

Exxon, Hess, and CNOOC are currently preparing to launch a sixth offshore oil project in Guyana, with $12.93 billion earmarked for its development.

The three partners have also reportedly bid in Guyana’s first-ever tender for 14 offshore exploration blocks. Bidding for the 14 blocks was postponed three times this year to give prospective bidders additional time to evaluate existing data, as well as to finalize a new Production and Sharing Agreement (PSA).

By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com