石油圈中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社报道，埃克森美孚和世界上最大的矿商必和必拓周四表示，他们批准开发在澳大利亚吉普斯兰盆地开发West Barracouta气田，为澳大利亚国内市场输送新鲜天然气。 埃克森美孚表示，该项目位于维多利亚州海岸，是其继续投资吉普斯兰盆地的一部分，该地区盛产石油和天然气。必和必拓在另一份声明中表示，它将在气田投资约2亿澳元（合1.4436亿美元）。 在澳大利亚，天然气价格上涨已成为一个政治问题，因为家庭和制造商抱怨成本上涨，尤其是在人口众多的澳大利亚东海岸。 埃克森美孚表示，吉普斯兰盆地合资企业继续供应澳大利亚东海岸约40%的国内天然气需求，并补充说，该项目的前端工程设计工作已经完成，且关键合同已经批出。 必和必拓澳大利亚石油公司总经理Graham Salmond表示：“West Barracouta项目是一项重要投资，其基础是强劲的经济和回报率，将释放出高质量的新天然气资源，并将有助于抵消巴斯海峡产量在东海岸市场关键时刻出现的下滑。” 他表示：“必和必拓正积极与各种客户接触，以寻求未来的巴斯海峡天然气供应，West Barracouta的开发预计将在2021年实现首笔天然气产出。 詹晓晶摘自路透社 原文如下： Exxon, BHP to develop Australian natural gas project Exxon Mobil Corp and the world’s top miner BHP Billiton said on Thursday they approved development of the West Barracouta gas field in the Gippsland Basin in Australia, to bring fresh gas to Australian domestic markets. Exxon said the project, located off the shore of the state of Victoria, is part of its continuing investment in the Gippsland Basin, an area rich in oil and gas. BHP will invest about A$200 million ($144.36 million) in the gas field, the miner said in a separate statement. Rising natural gas prices has become a political issue in Australia as households and manufacturers complain of higher costs, especially in the country’s more populous east coast. The Gippsland Basin joint venture continues to supply about 40 percent of east coast Australian domestic gas demand, Exxon said, adding that front-end engineering design work for the project was completed and key contracts awarded. “The West Barracouta project is an important investment, underpinned by strong economics and rates of return, that will unlock a high quality, new gas resource and will help offset Bass Strait production decline at a vital time for the east coast market,” said Graham Salmond, General Manager of BHP Petroleum Australia. ” “BHP is actively engaging with a diverse range of customers for future Bass Strait gas supply,” he said. The West Barracouta development is expected to achieve first gas from 2021.
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