SOCAR和BP开始在阿塞拜疆海上区块进行钻探

原标题：SOCAR和BP开始在阿塞拜疆海上区块进行钻探

中国石化新闻网讯 石油和天然气巨头英国石油公司及其合作伙伴阿塞拜疆国家石油公司(SOCAR)已经开始在位于里海沿岸的阿塞拜疆海上地区沙法克-阿西曼（Shafag-Asiman）进行钻探。

英国石油公司是沙法克-阿西曼区块的运营商，拥有50%的权益，其余50%属于阿塞拜疆国家石油公司。

海上区块位于巴库东南约125公里处,占地面积约1100 km²。

它位于水深650米到800米之间，距离沙德尼兹60公里，距离桑加恰尔终点站145公里。

海上钻探始于SAX01井的开钻。两家公司表示，这是在合同区域的第一次钻探。2012年在该地区进行了一次三维地震采集调查。

BP阿塞拜疆、格鲁吉亚和土耳其地区总裁加里·琼斯说:“我们很兴奋，也很自豪能在沙法格-阿西曼进行第一次油井勘探，该结构具有大规模天然气发现的巨大潜力。”

“我们已经做了大量的准备工作，以确保安全可靠的钻井计划。”

英国石油公司表示，这口探井计划使用海达尔•阿利耶夫(Heydar Aliyev)半潜式钻井平台，钻至约7000米深。

该公司还表示，预计钻探活动将持续9个月。

阿塞拜疆国家石油公司主席Rovnag Abdullayev说:“勘探钻探将充分挖掘该区块的潜力。我们感到自豪的是，今天阿塞拜疆公司即SOCAR的业务部门，为沙赫德尼兹油田、阿塞拜疆希拉格-古纳什利和沙法克-阿西曼等复杂项目提供了所有关键服务，包括平台和导管架的建造以及钻井。”

2010年10月，英国石油公司与阿塞拜疆国家石油签署了一份产量分成协议(PSA)，共同勘探和开发沙法克-阿西曼海上区块。

赵斌 编译自 离岸工程

原文如下：

SOCAR and BP start drilling at Shafag-Asiman block offshore Azerbaijan

Oil and gas major BP and its partner State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) have begun drilling in the Shafag-Asiman block, offshore Caspian Sea in the Azerbaijan sector.

BP is the operator of the Shafag-Asiman block with 50% interest, while the remaining 50% is with SOCAR.

The offshore block is located about 125km to the South-East of Baku and covers an area of some 1,100km².

Located in water depths of 650m to 800m, it is 60km from Shah Deniz and 145km from the Sangachal terminal.

Exploration drilling in the offshore block began with the spudding of the SAX01 well. The companies say this is the first drilled in the contract area. A 3D seismic acquisition survey was conducted across this area in 2012.

BP Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey regional president Gary Jones said: “We are excited and proud to be embarking on this first exploration well on Shafag-Asiman, a structure which has significant potential for a large-scale gas discovery.

“A great deal of preparation has been made to assure a safe and robust drilling programme.”

BP said that the exploration well is planned to be drilled to a depth of around 7,000m using the Heydar Aliyev semi-submersible rig, operated by SOCAR’s Caspian Drilling Company (CDC).

It also said that it expects drilling activity to take place for nine months.

SOCAR president Rovnag Abdullayev said: “The exploration drilling will allow to fully uncover the block’s potential. We are proud that today Azerbaijani companies, SOCAR’s business units, provide all key services, including the construction of platforms and jackets as well as drilling, for such complex projects, as Shah Deniz, Azeri-Chirag- Gunashli and Shafag-Asiman.”

In October 2010, BP signed a production-sharing agreement (PSA) with SOCAR for the joint exploration and development of the Shafag-Asiman offshore block.