據(jù)世界石油網(wǎng)5月12日?qǐng)?bào)道，在由英國(guó)北海管理局(NSTA)組織的年度會(huì)議上，北海主要的能源運(yùn)營(yíng)商開會(huì)討論了未來(lái)的機(jī)遇，并就能源安全、減少排放以及加速過(guò)渡的重要性獲得了明確的信息。

自2022年初以來(lái)，NSTA已經(jīng)批準(zhǔn)了7個(gè)能夠生產(chǎn)近1億桶石油、需要約11億英鎊(12億美元)支出的項(xiàng)目。一旦生產(chǎn)開始，它們可以在過(guò)渡期間顯著提高英國(guó)的供應(yīng)安全。此外，運(yùn)營(yíng)商計(jì)劃在未來(lái)幾年內(nèi)推進(jìn)22個(gè)項(xiàng)目，這些項(xiàng)目將通過(guò)嚴(yán)格的排放檢查，目標(biāo)是15億桶。

這些數(shù)據(jù)突出了北海剩余潛力的規(guī)模，并在年度Tier Zero績(jī)效評(píng)估會(huì)議上提交給了北海22家最大運(yùn)營(yíng)商的負(fù)責(zé)人。NSTA使用領(lǐng)先的數(shù)據(jù)，包括來(lái)自UKCS管理調(diào)查的數(shù)據(jù)，以及基準(zhǔn)分析，向運(yùn)營(yíng)商展示他們?nèi)绾伪容^，以突出最佳實(shí)踐，并挑戰(zhàn)那些需要改進(jìn)的地方。這種方法已被證明可以提高整個(gè)行業(yè)的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

在去年的Tier Zero中，NSTA向運(yùn)營(yíng)商提出了挑戰(zhàn)，要求他們將生產(chǎn)效率恢復(fù)到正軌，因?yàn)樵?021年，由于大面積的維護(hù)停工，生產(chǎn)效率下降了7個(gè)百分點(diǎn)，降至73%。令人鼓舞的是，生產(chǎn)效率在2022年提高了78%，這表明企業(yè)如何利用其資產(chǎn)。NSTA將繼續(xù)與運(yùn)營(yíng)商合作，幫助他們恢復(fù)到80%的長(zhǎng)期目標(biāo)。

該行業(yè)因最近的減排而受到稱贊，其中包括自2018年以來(lái)減少了一半的燃燒排放。隨著公司提出數(shù)十項(xiàng)提高能源效率和減少燃除的計(jì)劃，預(yù)計(jì)這些削減將繼續(xù)下去。然而，如果運(yùn)營(yíng)商要達(dá)到NSTA在2030年之前消除常規(guī)燃除和排放的期望，他們必須做更多的工作。

運(yùn)營(yíng)商還必須投資使用清潔電力為其平臺(tái)供電，以達(dá)到并超過(guò)北海過(guò)渡協(xié)議的目標(biāo)，即到2030年將總生產(chǎn)排放量降低50%，并保持其社會(huì)運(yùn)營(yíng)許可證。NSTA預(yù)計(jì)，今年將就至少兩個(gè)電氣化項(xiàng)目的優(yōu)先開發(fā)方案做出決定。

此外，正在確定將石油和天然氣基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施重新用于包括氫和碳儲(chǔ)存在內(nèi)的低碳項(xiàng)目的選擇，這是NSTA推動(dòng)英國(guó)海上能源系統(tǒng)整合并加速向凈零過(guò)渡的另一個(gè)支柱。

英國(guó)北海管理局(NSTA)將很快宣布英國(guó)有史以來(lái)第一輪碳儲(chǔ)存許可招標(biāo)的獲獎(jiǎng)名單，為這一轉(zhuǎn)型提供更多動(dòng)力。此次招標(biāo)收到了來(lái)自19家公司的26份投標(biāo)。為了滿足英國(guó)的存儲(chǔ)需求，還需要額外的許可輪次，NSTA正在與政府和其他監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)合作，以確定未來(lái)活動(dòng)的時(shí)間。

NSTA首席執(zhí)行官Stuart Payne表示：“北海擁有豐富的石油和天然氣、風(fēng)能和儲(chǔ)能資源，可以確保英國(guó)供應(yīng)清潔生產(chǎn)的能源，迅速減少溫室氣體排放，并支持?jǐn)?shù)十萬(wàn)個(gè)技術(shù)工作崗位。NSTA將率先整合這些資源，優(yōu)化其巨大潛力。”

壽琳玲 編譯自 世界石油

原文如下：

NSTA: 22 major energy security projects targeting 1.5 Bbbl in progress to accelerate energy transition

Major North Sea energy operators have met to discuss future opportunities and get clear messages on energy security, driving down emissions, and the importance of accelerating the transition at an annual meeting organized by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA).

Seven projects capable of producing almost 100 MMbbl and requiring about ￡1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) of expenditure have been approved by the NSTA since the start of 2022. They can significantly boost the UK’s security of supply during the transition once production starts up. In addition, operators plan to progress 22 projects in the coming years which, subject to robust emissions checks, would target 1.5 Bbbl.

The figures, which highlight the scale of remaining potential in the North Sea, were presented to managing directors of the 22 largest North Sea operators at the annual Tier Zero performance review meeting. The NSTA uses world-class data, including from the UKCS Stewardship Survey, and benchmarking insights to show operators how they compare to highlight best practice and challenge those who need to improve. This approach has been proven to raise standards across the industry.

At last year’s Tier Zero, the NSTA challenged operators to get their production efficiency back on track following a drop of seven percentage points to 73% in 2021 amid widespread maintenance shutdowns. Encouragingly, production efficiency, which indicates how well companies are using their assets, went up to 78% in 2022. The NSTA will continue working with operators to help them restore it to the longstanding target of 80%.

The industry was praised for recent emissions reductions, including from flaring, which has been halved since 2018. These reductions are expected to continue, with companies highlighting dozens of plans to improve energy efficiency and reduce flaring. However, operators must do more if they are to meet the NSTA’s expectation of eliminating routine flaring and venting by 2030.

Operators must also invest in powering their platforms with clean electricity to meet and surpass the North Sea Transition Deal target of lowering overall production emissions by 50% by 2030 and preserve their social license to operate. The NSTA expects decisions to be made this year on the preferred development options for at least two electrification projects.

In addition, options to repurpose and reuse oil and gas infrastructure for low-carbon projects including hydrogen and carbon storage are being identified, forming another pillar of the NSTA’s drive to integrate the UK’s offshore energy systems and accelerate the transition to net zero.

The NSTA will soon give more impetus to the transition by announcing the awards for the UK’s first ever carbon storage licensing round, which received 26 bids from 19 companies. Additional licensing rounds will be needed to meet the UK’s storage requirements and the NSTA is collaborating with government and other regulators to determine the timing of future activities.

Stuart Payne, NSTA Chief Executive, said, “The North Sea boasts a vast array of oil and gas, wind and storage resources which can secure the UK’s supply of cleanly-produced energy, rapidly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, and support hundreds of thousands of skilled jobs. The NSTA will lead the way on efforts to integrate these resources, optimizing their enormous potential.”