據(jù)世界石油3月22日消息稱，道達爾能源在南非的董事總經(jīng)理稱，該公司正計劃與合作伙伴和政府一起開發(fā)在南非的天然氣發(fā)現(xiàn)。

這家石油巨頭于2019年開始在非洲最工業(yè)化的國家海上發(fā)現(xiàn)了天然氣和凝析油(一種輕質(zhì)液體碳氫化合物)。道達爾能源南非董事總經(jīng)理Mariam Kane-Garcia在開普敦的一次會議上表示，在克服了強大的近海水流鉆井之后，該公司現(xiàn)在正在討論“我們?nèi)绾螌崿F(xiàn)這一目標”。

實現(xiàn)這一發(fā)展將是推動南非從煤炭向更清潔能源過渡的一步，并可能恢復(fù)一些正在運營的煉油廠數(shù)量下降的燃料生產(chǎn)能力。該國目前缺乏大量的國內(nèi)天然氣產(chǎn)量。

道達爾的合作伙伴之一非洲石油公司表示，該集團正在考慮分階段開發(fā) 11B/12B 區(qū)塊。據(jù) IHS Markit 稱，該油田的首批生產(chǎn)將于 2027 年開始，并為國有的 PetroSA在莫塞爾灣的4.5萬桶/天的天然氣液化廠和天然氣發(fā)電廠提供天然氣。

Kane-Garcia 說，如果“現(xiàn)在不做出最終投資決定，我們希望能夠早日做出決定”，但沒有提供更多細節(jié)。她補充說，道達爾并未因近期天然氣價格飆升而改變其對投資的看法。   

朱佳妮 摘譯自 世界石油

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TotalEnergies in talks on realizing South Africa gas development

TotalEnergies SE is working on a plan to develop gas discoveries in South Africa with its partners and the government, according to its managing director in the country.

The oil major starting in 2019 has made discoveries of gas and condensate -- a light liquid hydrocarbon -- offshore the most industrialized nation in Africa. After overcoming strong offshore currents to drill the wells, the company is now in talks “on how we can make it happen,” Mariam Kane-Garcia, TotalEnergies South Africa managing director said at a conference in Cape Town.

Realizing the development would be a step toward advancing South Africa’s transition away from coal to cleaner energy and potentially revive some fuel-production capacity from a declining number of operating refineries. The country currently lacks significant domestic gas production. 

Africa Oil Corp., one of Total’s partners, has said the group is contemplating a phased development of Block 11B/12B. First production from the field could start by 2027 and supply state-owned PetroSA’s 45,000-barrel-a-day Mossel Bay gas-to-liquids plant and gas-to-power stations, according to IHS Markit.

If a final investment decision “is not taken right now, we would hope to be in a position to take it sooner rather than later,” Kane-Garcia said, without providing further detail. Total hasn’t changed its view on investments based on the recent surge in gas prices, she added.