（彭博社）“智利国有石油和天然气公司正在与一家总部位于加利福尼亚州的公司合作，试图从这个主要依赖进口碳氢化合物的国家的天然气田中榨取更多资源。
两家公司周二表示，Enap 与 Upwing Energy 签署了一项协议，将在其位于麦哲伦盆地的陆上作业井深处安装压缩机。Upwing 没有提供合同预测，但表示其技术可以将产量提高 20% 至 200%，具体取决于井况。
对于 Enap 来说，这将是一个好消息，该公司正在寻求增加收入以偿还债务和资助投资。虽然智利是世界上从铜到纸浆等大宗商品的最大供应国之一，但其国内石油和天然气产量与其邻国相比相形见绌，该国主要依赖进口石油和天然气。
Upwing 成立于 2015 年，是 Calnetix Technologies 的分支机构，其投资者包括挪威的 Equinor ASA。与 Enap 签订的地下压缩机合同将是南美洲的第一份合同。Enap 还在阿根廷、厄瓜多尔和埃及开展业务。
(Bloomberg) – Chile’s state oil and gas company is partnering with a California-based firm to try to squeeze more out of its natural gas fields in a country that relies mainly on imported hydrocarbons.
Enap signed a deal with Upwing Energy to install compressors deep in wells at its onshore operations in the Magallanes basin, the two firms said Tuesday. Without offering projections for the contract, Upwing says its technology can boost production anywhere from 20% to 200% depending on well conditions.
That would be welcome news for Enap, which is looking to boost revenue to pay down debt and fund investments. While Chile is one of the world’s top suppliers of commodities from copper to pulp, its domestic oil and gas production is dwarfed by those of its neighbors, with the nation relying mainly on imported oil and gas.
Formed in 2015 as an offshoot of Calnetix Technologies, Upwing’s investors include Norway’s Equinor ASA. The subsurface compressor contract with Enap would be its first in South America. Enap also operates in Argentina, Ecuador and Egypt.