加纳对大型海上石油产量翻番表示乐观

据普氏伦敦1月11日消息，加纳将希望寄托在石油产量的大幅提高上。此前，加纳在一个多产的海上区块发现了一处大型油田，并进行了新的钻探，取得了积极成果。该区块此前由美国赫斯公司运营。

总部位于挪威的Aker能源公司周四表示，在成功评估许可中的Pecan发现后，该公司认为其位于深水塔诺角三号(DWT/CTP)区块的石油当量最高可达10亿桶。

Pecan是迄今为止在DWT / CTP区块发现的主要发现，与其他六处石油发现一起，目前估计该区块总共有资源储量高达5.5亿桶。但今年计划在该区块进一步钻探。

加纳官方新闻机构加纳通讯社(GNA)周五报道称，加纳目前的石油日产量约为20万桶，预计到2021年该区块的石油日产量将翻一番，达到40万桶。

然而，Aker的发言人淡化了产量数据，称该公司尚未预测一个坚定的启动时间表也未估计深水区块的可能产量水平。

公司发言人Hakon Hogetveit说：“我们非常积极，但我们目前正在努力优化PDO（开发计划），因此它仍在进行中。”

去年，Aker宣布以1亿美元的价格收购Hess在DWT/CTP区块50%的股权，并表示预计将在2018年底前提交该区块的开发计划，并预计2021年第四季度将推出第一桶油。

但Hogetveit表示，该公司后来推迟了PDO的发布时间，以纳入最新的评估井数据，目前预计将在2019年3月底前提交最终方案。

他说，在提交PDO后，作为更大区域开发的一部分，还将钻探更多的钻井目标。

首席执行官Jan Arve Haugan周四在一份声明中表示：“Aker能源公司在加纳近海这个前景广阔的地区看到了巨大的潜力。我们看到通过几个生产单位分阶段开发的基础。”

Aker 能源公司是DWT / CTP区块的运营商，拥有50％的参与权益。Aker能源公司的合作伙伴包括卢克石油（持股38％），加纳国家石油公司（持股10％）和Fueltrade（持股2％）。

陈 菲   摘译自   普氏能源资讯

原文如下：

Ghana upbeat over doubling oil output with large offshore find.

Ghana is pinning its hopes on a major oil production boost following positive results from new drilling on a large oil discovery in a prolific offshore block formerly operated by the US' Hess Corporation.

Norwegian-based Aker Energy on Thursday said it believes its Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block could hold up to 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent after successfully appraising the Pecan discovery in the license.

Pecan is the main discovery to date in the DWT/CTP block, which alongside six other oil finds, is now estimated to contain gross contingent resources of up to 550 million boe. But further drilling in the block is planned this year.

Ghana, which currently produces about 200,000 b/d of oil, expects to see oil output to double to 400,000 b/d by 2021 when the block is pumping commercial volumes, Ghana's official news agency GNA reported Friday without citing sources.

A spokesman for Aker played down the output figures, however, saying the company has yet to forecast a firm start-up schedule or estimate likely production levels from the deepwater block.

"We are very positive," company spokesman Hakon Hogetveit said. "But we are working on optimizing the PDO (Plan of Development) at the moment so it's still a work in progress."

Announcing a $100 million deal to buy out Hess' 50% stake in the DWT/CTP block last year, Aker said it expected to submit development plans for the block by year-end 2018 and anticipated first oil in fourth quarter of 2021.

But the company has since delayed the PDO to include the latest appraisal well data and now expects to submit the final plan by the end of March 2019, Hogetveit said.

More drilling targets will also be drilled as part of a greater area development after submission of the PDO, he said.

"Aker Energy sees great potential in this promising area offshore Ghana. We see the foundation for a phased development producing through several production units," CEO Jan Arve Haugan said in a statement Thursday.

Aker Energy is the operator of the DWT/CTP block with a 50% participating interest. Aker Energy's partners are Lukoil (38%), the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (10%) and Fueltrade (2%) .