石油圈中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社伦敦报道，能源咨询公司Wood Mackenzie表示，通过更好地利用现有的计算技术，能源公司可以在五年内在石油和天然气勘探和生产方面每年节省730亿美元。 勘探和生产，也被称为上游产业，要求能源公司分析大量地震和地质数据，并监测和维护近海平台和其他复杂资产，往往是在高风险环境中。 Woodmac在一份关于如何将技术用于这些任务和潜在节约的报告中表示，许多公司可以通过从行业外购买技术和专门技能来减少开支。 该公司表示：“将硅谷的技术和领域知识融合在一起的初创企业，可能给公司带来的好处要比内部做法快得多。” 该咨询公司发现，使用能使钻井更快、更准确、更不可能以干井而告终的技术，以及利用应用程序预测何时需要维修，可以节省大量资金。 Woodmac估计，该行业每年可在钻井方面节省高达120亿美元，主要是在陆上和浅水水域。 该公司表示，云计算服务的使用也节省了大量资金，尤其是对于那些内部计算能力不足的小公司而言。 该报告称，美国页岩业利用高压水和化学物质的混合物，从地下深处的岩石中提炼出原油，称为水力压裂或水力压裂，也可以为传统的钻井机提供见解。 Woodmac表示，在海上钻井中，钻机费率往往会驱动成本，整个行业可能通过更多的数字化和自动化，可以减少2000天的钻井平台使用。 该公司表示，平均每年的勘探支出为500亿美元，可削减至350亿美元左右，同时仍可将勘探成功率从目前的约35%提高至45%。 此外，该公司还估计，通过更好地利用技术，该行业每年可在经营石油生产资产方面节省240亿美元。 报告列举了一些公司有效利用新技术的例子，并表示挪威国家石油公司估计到2020年，更多的自动化将使钻井速度加快15%至20%。 该公司表示，挪威公司Aker BP收购了软件工程师Cognite公司，将其资产数字化，目前正在向竞争对手出售软件并共享数据。 报告还称，Aker已经从严格的维修计划转向了更灵活的系统，而英国石油公司正在使用机器人和无人机检查墨西哥湾的一个平台。 詹晓晶摘自路透社 原文如下： Digitalization can save oil upstream business $73 billion a year: Woodmac Energy firms could save an annual $73 billion within five years in oil and gas exploration and production by making better use of existing computing technology, energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie said. Exploration and production, known as the upstream industry, requires energy firms to analyze huge amounts of seismic and geological data and to monitor and maintain offshore platforms and other complex assets, often in high-risk environments. In a report on how technology can be used for these tasks and potential savings, Wood Mackenzie (Woodmac) said many firms could spend less by buying technology and know-how from outside of the industry. “Start-ups that merge Silicon Valley roots and domain knowledge … may bring benefits to companies much more quickly than in-house approaches,” it said. The consultancy saw big savings from using technology that would make drilling faster, more accurate and less likely to end up with a dry well, and by using applications to predict when maintenance would be needed. Woodmac estimated the industry could save up to $12 billion a year on drilling, mostly in onshore and shallow waters. It said big savings were also available from the use of cloud computing services, particularly for smaller firms that did not have enough in-house computing power. The U.S. shale industry, which uses a cocktail of high-pressure water and chemicals to coax crude from rock deep underground, known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking, could also offer insights to conventional drillers, the report said. In offshore drilling, where rig rates tend to drive costs, the industry overall might be able to use rigs for 2,000 fewer days through more digitalization and automation, Woodmac said. It said average annual exploration spending of $50 billion could be cut to about $35 billion, while still boosting the discovery success rate to 45 percent from about 35 percent now. In addition, it estimated the industry could save as much as $24 billion a year on operating oil producing assets through better use of technology. Citing examples of firms that have effectively employed new technology, it said Norway’s Equinor estimated more automation would drill wells 15 to 20 percent faster by 2020. Norwegian firm Aker BP had bought software engineer Cognite to digitize its assets, and was now selling software to rivals and sharing data, it said. The report also said Aker had shifted from rigid maintenance schedules to a more flexible system, while BP was using robots and drones to inspect a platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
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