据路透社墨尔本报道，周二，挪威国家石油公司（挪国油/Equinor）表示，该公司计划在2020年晚些时候在南澳大利亚海岸附近的深海勘探石油，并公布了该项目的环境评估草案，以阻止社区抗议。

Equinor在新闻发布会上说，它正在征求下个月对其环境计划草案的意见，该公司表示，在向澳大利亚离岸监管机构提交该计划之前，将考虑各方的意见。

该计划称，Equinor计划在大澳大利亚湾钻探Stromlo-1探井，距离澳大利亚海岸最近的点372公里（223英里），水深为2239米（7345英尺）。

自2003年以来，该地区一直没有勘探油井，在发现石油或天然气之前，也没有钻探过任何油井，但行业咨询公司伍德麦肯齐估计，该地区可能蕴藏19亿桶石油当量流体。

Equinor的澳大利亚地区经理Jone Stangeland在一份声明中说：“这份草案（计划）是经过两年多精心准备的结果，我们1500页的计划展示了我们如何能够安全地进行钻探，并包括一个强有力的应急计划。”

詹晓晶摘自路透社

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Norway's Equinor aims to start oil exploration off Australia in 2020

Norway’s Equinor SA on Tuesday said it plans to explore for oil in deep waters off the coast of South Australia in late 2020 and released a draft environmental assessment for the project to head off community protests.

Equinor said in a press release that it is seeking comments on its draft environmental plan over the next month. It said it would take into account comments before submitting the plan to Australia’s offshore regulator.

Equinor plans to drill the Stromlo-1 exploration well in the Bight, 372 km (223 miles) from the nearest point on the Australian coast and in water depths of 2,239 meters (7,345 feet), it said in the plan.

There have been no exploration wells in the Bight since 2003 and none of the wells drilled before found any oil or gas, but industry consultants Wood Mackenzie have estimated the area could hold 1.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent liquids.

“This draft (plan) is the result of more than two years of careful preparation and our 1,500-page plan demonstrates how we can drill safely and includes a robust emergency response plan,” Equinor’s Australia Country Manager Jone Stangeland said in a statement.