據(jù)鉆機地帶3月7日消息稱，英國石油和天然氣公司IOG已經(jīng)完成了其土星銀行項目開發(fā)的陸上接收設施的工作。

這是從英國北海南部氣田開采天然氣的最后一步。也就是說，IOG表示，土星銀行接收設施(SBRF)的所有建設、調試和功能測試活動都已完成，并已全部簽署。該公司還證實，英國健康和安全執(zhí)行局要求的澄清已經(jīng)解決。

IOG還表示，啟動前的安全審查和操作演練已經(jīng)結束。這使得該公司及其管道和平臺運營商ODE Asset Management和Bacton終端運營商Perenco UK完全滿意于2021年3月4日開始返輸處理。

該公司解釋道：“返輸是指氣體從終端反向流動，將管道系統(tǒng)加壓至啟動時的安全操作窗口，在開始正向流動之前，對設備和安全系統(tǒng)進行最終功能測試。受天氣和物流的影響，反氣和開井過程可能需要大約一周的時間，之后IOG將在陸上迅速收到第一份銷售天然氣。”

IOG首席執(zhí)行官Andrew Hockey表示:“我很高興地說，陸上土星銀行接收設施(SBRF)現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)完全投入使用，管道返輸工作已于今天開始。”

“這是我們預計在大約一周內(nèi)獲得第一批天然氣的最后一步。我要感謝終端運營商 Perenco，他們非常努力地確保陸上設施安全并為 IOG 的首次生產(chǎn)做好準備。”他補充道。

IOG 運營的土星銀行項目第一期于2019年10月獲得批準。該油田包括英國北海南部的Blythe、Elgood和Southwark油田。IOG持有該項目50%的股份，其合作伙伴CalEnergy Resources持有剩余50%的股份。

朱佳妮 摘譯自 鉆機地帶

原文如下：

IOG North Sea Fields Ready For Start-Up

UK oil and gas firm IOG has completed work on onshore reception facilities for its Saturn Banks project development.

This is the final step to first gas from its Southern North Sea gas fields. Namely, IOG said that all construction, commissioning and function testing activities at the Saturn Banks Reception Facilities (SBRF) were completed and fully signed off. The company also confirmed that the required UK Health and Safety Executive clarifications had been addressed.

IOG also said that the pre-start-up safety review and operations walk-down have been concluded. This enabled the company, its pipeline, and platform operator ODE Asset Management, and Bacton terminal operator Perenco UK to be fully satisfied to begin the backgassing process on March 4, 2021.

“Backgassing involves a reverse flow of gas from the terminal to pressurize the pipeline system up to the safe operating window for start-up, with final function tests of equipment and safety systems before forward flow can begin. Subject to weather and logistics, the backgassing and well start-up sequence is likely to take approximately one week, with first IOG sales gas to be received onshore rapidly thereafter,” the company explained.

“I’m very pleased to say that the onshore Saturn Banks Reception Facilities (SBRF) have now been fully commissioned and pipeline backgassing has started today,” Andrew Hockey, CEO of IOG, stated.

“This is the final step to first gas which we expect in approximately one week. My thanks go to terminal operator Perenco who have worked very hard to ensure the onshore facilities are safe and ready for IOG’s first production,” he added.

The IOG-operated Saturn Banks Project – Phase 1 was sanctioned in October 2019. It consists of Blythe, Elgood, and Southwark fields in the UK Southern North Sea. IOG holds a 50 percent stake in this project and its partner CalEnergy Resources holds the remaining 50 percent.

The project is looking for a gross peak production rate of 140 mmscf/d – 24,000 Boe/d – from gross 2P gas reserves of 302 Bcfe and management estimated 2C gas contingent resources of 132 Bcfe.